There are several problems here. One of which is the cheapness of labor overseas. Being one of the privileged few who have witnessed the glory that is Indian programming I think I can safely say that we are in no danger of having talented programmers jobless due to this fact.
You get what you pay for. Most of these programming jobs going overseas for half the price are being completed with what can be only described as half an ass. Every example (with few exceptions) of these "discount" programming firms code I have seen is horrendous. I would wager that 90% of these cheap programming firms output pure crap.
Seriously. I have heard of programs coming back from India (and other places) that have pages upon pages of mere variable syncing (Output = Out_put, Output = Out-Put, Output = OutputA, ect...) and other programming horrors.
Another problem is merely the overflow of programmers. Programming in itself is a grunt job. Peon work if you will. The reason it was so highly regarded before is because people who could program were rare. Now they are a dime a dozen. A great analogy is the car mechanic in how there was an overflow of labor force. However, good programmers just like good mechanics will always find work. Everyone needs computers and everyone needs cars.
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There are several problems here. One of which is the cheapness of labor overseas. Being one of the privileged few who have witnessed the glory that is Indian programming I think I can safely say that we are in no danger of having talented programmers jobless due to this fact.
You get what you pay for. Most of these programming jobs going overseas for half the price are being completed with what can be only described as half an ass. Every example (with few exceptions) of these "discount" programming firms code I have seen is horrendous. I would wager that 90% of these cheap programming firms output pure crap.
Seriously. I have heard of programs coming back from India (and other places) that have pages upon pages of mere variable syncing (Output = Out_put, Output = Out-Put, Output = OutputA, ect...) and other programming horrors.
Another problem is merely the overflow of programmers. Programming in itself is a grunt job. Peon work if you will. The reason it was so highly regarded before is because people who could program were rare. Now they are a dime a dozen. A great analogy is the car mechanic in how there was an overflow of labor force. However, good programmers just like good mechanics will always find work. Everyone needs computers and everyone needs cars.
Just my opinions.
-Purpling