How do programmers in the west see programmers in the east?

Re:How do programmers in the west see programmers in the east? by biobot on Wednesday February 23, 2011 @10:52PM (#2256858)

One stark difference between programmers in the east and west is that in the east, people tend to stay in one company much longer. I think that effectively limit their development. Those who are in the west tend to be much more well rounded.

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Re:How do programmers in the west see programmers in the east? by microarchitect on Thursday February 24, 2011 @03:19AM (#2257326)

Do you have a citation for that? I worked for a pretty big American firm in Bangalore, and the execs were always complaining to us about attrition in India.

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Re:How do programmers in the west see programmers in the east? by cycojesus on Thursday February 24, 2011 @08:03AM (#2257737)

Same here in Vietnam, turn-over rate in the low-paying outsouring "factories" is sky-high. There's actually a real concern that a significant portion of the employees just don't come back after Têt (week long holiday for the Vietnamese new year.)

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Re:How do programmers in the west see programmers in the east? by wahnfrieden on Thursday February 24, 2011 @05:21AM (#2257478)

It's mostly true for Japan, at least. Life employment is very common.

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