The reason is the comp. You rarely get the similar results by off shoring AND cutting comp significantly. It often turns out that people who are empowered to w

The reason is the comp. You rarely get the similar results by off shoring AND cutting comp significantly. It often turns out that people who are empowered to write good software as a team are also empowered to research their market value. Or vice versa People who don't challenge if they're getting paid similarly as the previous workers also aren't asking if they're being provided with the correct technical detail or even building the "right" thing. (This can be true of hiring too little experience, hiring people and burning them out)