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I suppose one has to strike a balance between wages and quality. For this reason I suspect Poland might be a better option right now; it is now the 7th largest

by hetman 14y ago

I suppose one has to strike a balance between wages and quality. For this reason I suspect Poland might be a better option right now; it is now the 7th largest EU economy and one of the fastest growing in Europe (in no small part due to a good deal of foreign investment). Practically, on the ground, that means people are not as keen to leave for the West as they once were, leading to an increasing number of quality developers. I suspect Romania's time has not come just yet, though it's definitely one to watch in the coming years as this effect of investment travels progressively eastward.

fierarul 14y ago
IT people from Romania are not leaving for the West as much as the West imagines. And part of those that leave come back. Working in IT in Romania is a good position socially and economically. You have a good salary and you are part of the middle class from the start. If you just want to have a normal career and a family life there is no reason to leave Romania for the West. So, the number of quality developers isn't influenced as much by this. It's influenced much more by our education system which imho is failing and by the very same local (multinational) companies that want worker bees and don't know how to grow their own people.