The $200K Developer Dream Is Over – Here's the Reality in 2026

Re:The $200K Developer Dream Is Over – Here's the Reality in... by unsupp0rted on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @07:48AM (#46615424)

I regularly interact with devs and project managers in Eastern Europe. Their quality is top-notch and their English is good enough you'll forget they're not natives. Most importantly, their mentality is American. Like... weirdly American.

Yes means yes, no means no, "how was your weekend" and then down to business. It's a pleasure interacting with them.

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Re:The $200K Developer Dream Is Over – Here's the Reality in... by actionfromafar on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @07:52AM (#46615452)

There must be different strains of American out there.

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Re:The $200K Developer Dream Is Over – Here's the Reality in... by unsupp0rted on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @09:33AM (#46616471)

There’s no such thing as an American… until you work closely with other cultures and suddenly there’s definitely such a thing as an American

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Re:The $200K Developer Dream Is Over – Here's the Reality in... by ompogUe on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @11:22AM (#46617976)

I do as well, and agree 100%.

Funny story, the lead on our Eastern European team told me a while back that he had to tell his team:

When the North Americans ask at the beginning of a meeting "How's it going?", they do NOT really want to know how you are doing. It's just social lubrication before getting to work.

Before that, we were getting to learn that their mother in-laws in town or different medical issues.

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