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I might add another "myth" called "Indian blogger" too in this case. The linked article is a total copy of a news report by Times of India (http://timesofindia.

I might add another "myth" called "Indian blogger" too in this case. The linked article is a total copy of a news report by Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/A-myth-called-the-Indian-programmer/articleshow/1633868.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/A-myth-ca...). Couldn't the blogger add a measly line of attribution? Ok. Back to the topic.

vonuebelgarten 15y ago
Or, maybe the newspaper copied the blogger? If Indian plagiarism exist reached the journalism too... :)
- apu 15y ago
  The dates seem to suggest otherwise: the TOI article is from February 2007, the blog post from April 2007.
droithomme 15y ago
This really is an interesting case of plagiarism since there are multiple versions of this article by different authors, each who has slightly changed the other. February 17, 2007. Author: timesofindia staff? http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/A-myth-called-the-Indian-programmer/articleshow/1633868.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/A-myth-ca... February 18, 2007. Author: Brajeshwar (who does attribute "an article" in Times of India as "inspired by", but without a specific link) http://brajeshwar.com/2007/are-you-a-programmer-or-a-coder/ http://brajeshwar.com/2007/are-you-a-programmer-or-a-coder/ April 5, 2007. Author: Avinash Singh http://avinashsingh.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/a-myth-called-the-indian-programmer/ http://avinashsingh.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/a-myth-called-t... 2010. Author: Mohamed Sardhar http://www.citehr.com/26128-myth-called-indian-programmer.html http://www.citehr.com/26128-myth-called-indian-programmer.ht... (exact copy of all 3 pages of the Times of India article, with no attribution to original, just a new byline added)
- dasil003 15y ago
  Fascinating, this seems to speak directly to DarkShikari's point. It definitely reads like a mishmash of different people's thoughts.

vonuebelgarten 15y ago

Or, maybe the newspaper copied the blogger? If Indian plagiarism exist reached the journalism too... :)

apu 15y ago
The dates seem to suggest otherwise: the TOI article is from February 2007, the blog post from April 2007.

droithomme 15y ago

This really is an interesting case of plagiarism since there are multiple versions of this article by different authors, each who has slightly changed the other. February 17, 2007. Author: timesofindia staff? http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/A-myth-called-the-Indian-programmer/articleshow/1633868.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/A-myth-ca... February 18, 2007. Author: Brajeshwar (who does attribute "an article" in Times of India as "inspired by", but without a specific link) http://brajeshwar.com/2007/are-you-a-programmer-or-a-coder/ http://brajeshwar.com/2007/are-you-a-programmer-or-a-coder/ April 5, 2007. Author: Avinash Singh http://avinashsingh.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/a-myth-called-the-indian-programmer/ http://avinashsingh.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/a-myth-called-t... 2010. Author: Mohamed Sardhar http://www.citehr.com/26128-myth-called-indian-programmer.html http://www.citehr.com/26128-myth-called-indian-programmer.ht... (exact copy of all 3 pages of the Times of India article, with no attribution to original, just a new byline added)

dasil003 15y ago
Fascinating, this seems to speak directly to DarkShikari's point. It definitely reads like a mishmash of different people's thoughts.