Comments on: Outsourcing developers abroad … Do people still really think its a good idea? http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/12/13/outsourcing-developers-abroad-is-it-really-a-good-idea/ I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf mutes ... or should I? Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:13:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: nadeem.shabir http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/12/13/outsourcing-developers-abroad-is-it-really-a-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-14 nadeem.shabir Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:53:37 +0000 http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/12/13/outsourcing-developers-abroad-is-it-really-a-good-idea/#comment-14 Rob, some excellent points mate. I haven't read Reeve's essays, but I think I will. Thanks pal! Rob, some excellent points mate. I haven’t read Reeve’s essays, but I think I will. Thanks pal!

]]> By: I Really _Don't_ Know http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/12/13/outsourcing-developers-abroad-is-it-really-a-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-13 I Really _Don't_ Know Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:48:05 +0000 http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/12/13/outsourcing-developers-abroad-is-it-really-a-good-idea/#comment-13 <strong>Offshoring......</strong> Over at Virtual Chaos, Nad's been rambling about offshoring and outsourcing. The problem though, is that writing code isn’t something you can translate into an assembly line. What I think the people pushing this type of outsourcing failed to compreh... Offshoring……

Over at Virtual Chaos, Nad’s been rambling about offshoring and outsourcing. The problem though, is that writing code isn’t something you can translate into an assembly line. What I think the people pushing this type of outsourcing failed to compreh…

]]> By: Gowron http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/12/13/outsourcing-developers-abroad-is-it-really-a-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Gowron Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:24:51 +0000 http://www.virtualchaos.co.uk/blog/2006/12/13/outsourcing-developers-abroad-is-it-really-a-good-idea/#comment-11 I agree (bizarrely - as someone who spent years trying to convince others to outsource their software work to my Company). Bill Gates has a great line on outsourcing: "Your IT systems are your brain. If you take your brain out and outsource it then any adaptability you want becomes a contract negotiation". Bright guy that - he'll do well for himself ;-) I agree (bizarrely – as someone who spent years trying to convince others to outsource their software work to my Company).

Bill Gates has a great line on outsourcing: “Your IT systems are your brain. If you take your brain out and outsource it then any adaptability you want becomes a contract negotiation”. Bright guy that – he’ll do well for himself ;-)

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