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It seems that the hottest rage in software development is not J2EE, or .NET. It seems like the biggest trend is off-shore software development. As an avid slashdot member and general member of the tech elite who feels that his job and overall career is somewhat threatened, I?m alarmed. It seems that more and more large corporations are jettisoning their software divisions in exchange for a development team based out of India or South East Asia. More over in the read more link...



I can?t count the number of people who have lost their jobs over the last 18 months as companies come to terms with the high price of development versus the need to get work done in spite of shrinking revenues. I really do support the idea that a small winnowing of the IT ranks could be a good thing. There are an awful lot of people in the IT arena that really don?t like IT, or don?t have a passion for IT, but do IT work because it is more lucrative than other professions. Of course, this leads to poor quality of work, but in reality the free market can usually handle the truly hopeless. My real fear is that IT professionals may have over-priced themselves into a dangerous position. How many large companies aren?t tempted by the offer of dropping their development costs by 50% or even 75%. It was just a matter of time before college graduates demanding > $75k salaries would have a negative effect on the market. The question of the day is whether offshore software development will be a fresh breath of competition or an industry killer like foreign car companies like Honda and Toyota initially damaged the domestic car companies. Story continues at Designtechnica.

MagamiAKO Unregistered

#37502 Posted on: 07/04/2002 01:42 AM Hey I don't care...I'm an 18 year old ready to work for 52K/year....who cares for all THAT much...that'd give me plenty for bills and then some. You're right, though, and I saw this as happening. The simple thing is that those south east asian guys are incredibly passionate about technology, they're very smart(due to overschooling, forced schooling? I don't want to get into any stereotypes but there has to be some explanation), and they'll work for a smaller amount of money than those college grads with the "American Dream". Last time I checked, it's also much easier and cheaper to get computer certifications there...

Digital Oracle Unregistered

#37504 Posted on: 07/04/2002 02:20 AM Maybe I should go and get few more good qualifactions in asia if it is that easy to get them lol Just a Thought :-P

MagamiAKO Unregistered

#37505 Posted on: 07/04/2002 02:54 AM I'm serious, some dude in India was telling me that it's like $25 for an MCSA exam....what is it? 5 total? that's only $125 where it costs us $500.... and before people think "but that $25 is a lot to them" there are many wealthier people there that $25 US is nothing to them..

Digital Oracle Unregistered

#37506 Posted on: 07/04/2002 03:00 AM Me is british, and based on that price with our exchange rate, I should get a bargain. Which would be about £16 per exam

Mac_Bug Unregistered

#37507 Posted on: 07/04/2002 03:28 AM no offense, but if 25 US for MCSE doesn't tell you why companies are moving overseas, I don't know what will. Here's a hint, 25 can feed someone in other countries for a month.

jer0 Unregistered

#37512 Posted on: 07/04/2002 10:42 AM As an avid slashdot member and general member of the tech elite who feels that his job and overall career is somewhat threatened, I’m alarmed That sounds like a bunch of shit to me. If you were a "so" called member of the "tech elite" ( i have never heard such rubbish ) then you, as a "leeter" in the tech feild and oh yeah, a guy who reads slashdot.com, should not fear for your job. I dont think John Carmack ( definately a member of the "Tech Elite" ) doesnt fear for his job, so why should you? Because after all you are a tech eliter. Hah.. what bs.

Ioman Unregistered

#37515 Posted on: 07/04/2002 07:09 PM You know what I think? I think that you did a terrible job trying to put this author down. He is right in his article and everyone knows this. You probably live overseas and are just pissed that Americans are finally getting fed up with losing their jobs to bad replacements. Even those in the "Tech Elite" can lose their jobs too, due to their high salaries. Comparing John Carmack to others is a bad comparison. That’s like comparing every General to Patton, a general is an elite, but Patton is the best. Did you even read the article? I think you need to do more research and use a better argument next time, because you appear uneducated, uninformed and down right stupid.

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