Re: not enough real programmers? (was Byte Magazine: 18 Vintage issue

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On 1999-08-05 brucehoult@pobox.com(BruceHoult) said:
   :I'll come clean and admit that I've been some of that "cheaper
   :talent from abroad" a couple of times in the last year.
   :Actually, I wasn't aware that I was cheaper -- I asked for a lot to
   :make up for travel expenses, living in a hotel, and being away from
   :my family for a couple of months, and they paid it.
   :If US$85/hour for programming Java is "cheap" then please tell me
   :where you work and I'll go there next time!
   :It sure looked like a programmer shortage in the US to me!

Oh dear. A cow orker of mine worked in the States for 5 years, and
returned a couple of years ago; he was telling me about it. Basically he
earned less than his American colleagues, but for him it was a pay rise
(and a not inconsiderable one, iirc). And because he was on a military
project, he always had the latest equipment, etc. etc.

I wouldn't mind being some of that "cheap labour" over there. It sounds
a lot better than being averagely paid over here. But that being the
case, you have to wonder about the US's standard rates...
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