> Also have worked with phenomenal Indian devs who were paid the same as me.
I have almost never seen a company where people are paid exactly the same... Usually there are differences. I'm pretty sure your Indian buddies didn't have exactly the same salary.
If you pay 80% less to Indian remote worker it would stupid to expect the same result. But maybe you are in some bullshit corporate environment and don't even want the results, you just want to look like you are saving the corporate some money or whatever. Often these outsourcing choices are about corporate bullshit.
However if you are looking for results, you could hire top people from cheap cost of living like India or so with maybe 10% or 20% cheaper than the western counterparts. I'm pretty sure that's possible, you don't save 50% but you can for sure get a little bit more bang for the buck if you are willing to do the work of filtering good candidates remotely.
It's weird, once they get integrated with a team and have regular communication, peer reviews, and defined goals, the software quality goes up. I wonder what explains this phenomenon.
No. Not when the forum would flag open discourse because traditions dictate certain emotional tones are forbidden.
I don’t consider metaphorical sticking fingers in ears over colloquial language a sign of maturity. Social media moderation fosters thought ending behavior more so than “foul language.”
The result is what conforms closest to expectations.
Been a part of too many “reshoring” projects after budget Indian devs bungled the code base beyond recognition.
Also have worked with phenomenal Indian devs who were paid the same as me.