Ask HN: On companies hiring remote developers and why don't you do it?

Re:Ask HN: On companies hiring remote developers and why don... by issa on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @04:51PM (#5247293)

I'm going to guess that a lot of people in the US, like myself, have been brought in on projects that were originally developed overseas--projects that we're in pretty sorry states when the product owners finally gave up and hired a US developer. While it is obvious that there must be many excellent developers from all over the world, I can still say that my experiences with non-US developers have not been good.

(note: Most of the reason for this is because US companies going overseas are primarily doing so to save money and probably are trying to cut more corners than they should.)

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Re:Ask HN: On companies hiring remote developers and why don... by abuiles on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @05:05PM (#5247369)

What you said is true, but you can also find horrible code written by people in the U.S, so is not an I'm an American and you not issue.

I've seen projects like the one you mention above too, they were people who hired guys for $5/hour and expect to have the best work in the world. You get what you paid, I guess.

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Re:Ask HN: On companies hiring remote developers and why don... by orangethirty on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @05:00PM (#5247339)

Yes, I agree. I think its cultural baggage from past dealings.

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Re:Ask HN: On companies hiring remote developers and why don... by scastillo on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @05:14PM (#5247428)

Can you articulate more on your bad experiences? and why this experiences are overseas-only problems?

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Re:Ask HN: On companies hiring remote developers and why don... by issa on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @05:23PM (#5247487)

I think it's just a question of all the "normal" problems associated with development but then amplified by language, cultural, and timezone issues. No big mystery there.

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