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Occams razor says Indians are better software engineers than most cultures (except americans) because of our free thinking cultural values. I cannot imagine an
by sumeruchat 2y ago
Occams razor says Indians are better software engineers than most cultures (except americans) because of our free thinking cultural values. I cannot imagine an average Japanese engineer being able to pick up new tools every month. I have worked from people from a lot of cultures to understand this. For instance right now Indian engineers are embracing AI tools much faster.
- koliber 2y agoOne of the things that I value highly in my team members is the ability to admit when they don’t know something. In India, I’ve found that people don’t like to admit that they don’t know something. Even in everyday situations like asking for directions when walking in Delhi, you are more likely to get a wrong answer than someone saying they don’t know. I have not figured out how to with that on software dev teams.
- sumeruchat 2y agoYeah I agree this is a major issue with Indians mostly because knowledge is considered as status. I think if done in a non direct tactful way most Indians will admit they are wrong. (Maybe less so to a foreigner) I think the right way to counter this is using LLMs
- koliber 2y agoI spoke about this with some Indian colleagues I’ve worked with in the US. They said the same thing as you. Supposedly it’s super obvious when someone does not know something and is bluffing to save face. I haven’t learned to recognize this.
- cbluth 2y agothere's a little bluff in every buff, a flex in every muscle
- xenospn 2y agoAnyone who has ever worked with Indian development teams knows that this is largely untrue. Unless your definition of “better” is different than most.
- sumeruchat 2y agoWell you can trust the data or your personal experience
- xenospn 2y agoThere’s plenty of data to support my personal experience.
- sumeruchat 2y agoIsnt the premise of the whole post that the data shows this