100% agree. When I've worked side-by-side with devs originally from India, I have not noticed a difference in skill level from others. However, when the larger

100% agree. When I've worked side-by-side with devs originally from India, I have not noticed a difference in skill level from others. However, when the larger company I worked at outsourced development to India to cut cost, the code quality we saw coming back was terrible. My impression though was that this was due to a combination of factors, including project management, lack of clear requirements definitions, language barriers, and then finally software development. You get what you pay for.