First, this article is 4/5 years old. Second, this highlights another unfortunate Indian tendency to revel in cynicism. Well, I am a programmer based in India,

First, this article is 4/5 years old. Second, this highlights another unfortunate Indian tendency to revel in cynicism. Well, I am a programmer based in India, and know many others who also are. And although I also prefer to use the 'programmer' word, but believe you can substitute it withe 'coder' without taking away any respect (remember there is the elite topcoder.com site ) India is a land of billion people. So you can find all various kinds of people here. So certainly, you will find a lot of people who may be close to the stereotype described in the essay. But if you actually see there are lots of guys, who are doing their best to try and be world class programmers. And not just programming. They are taking full advantage of the Internet to learn the silicon valley best practices to create a similar environment within their own Startups. I know quite a few of such people, actually.