Spending more on retaining developers reduces the cost of hiring developers

Re:Spending more on retaining developers reduces the cost of... by erosenbe0 on Monday March 14, 2022 @04:17AM (#30669704)

In the long-term, an increase in full-remote positions and offshoring will be broadly implemented to cut costs. But that takes time to do without affecting quality and productivity.

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Re:Spending more on retaining developers reduces the cost of... by manuelabeledo on Monday March 14, 2022 @06:19AM (#30670579)

Offshoring has been happening for a while now. The results haven’t been so good that there will be an increase in the next decade.

Many people seem to forget that talent always comes at a cost.

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Re:Spending more on retaining developers reduces the cost of... by erosenbe0 on Monday March 14, 2022 @04:05PM (#30677508)

Offshoring wages and management have traditionally militated against quality parity. Cutting costs 75% is just a set up for failure in that regard. On the other hand, cutting only 20% or 30% you will find a lot of leetcoders on other continents.

We aren't talking about top surgeons or airline pilots who need access to rare equipment, simulators, and hands-on training. We are talking about people who need to train by leetcoding on a 12 year-old laptop in a dank basement with a 3G phone hotspot

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