Good programmers do live all over, but there are selection effects at work. In the US programmers tend to be people who like to program. In many other countries

Good programmers do live all over, but there are selection effects at work. In the US programmers tend to be people who like to program. In many other countries they are a cross section of smart college grads who do it more because it is a job that pays well and can be done over the internet.