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Yavin4

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11. You Cannot Develop High Level Database Development / .Net Development / Java etc. without a

Reply to Vehl (Reply #10)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 08:30 PM

Aug 2012

computer. Sorry, but handwritten code simply will not cut it. You can barely simulate scale even when you program on your home computer, let alone hand writing code. For example, it's impossible to become a top flight Sharepoint developer with handwritten code.

Like I said, I sat in a cafe almost every day, and I never saw anyone with a personal computer. Never saw it.

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I Worked in Bangalore (India) -- The Heart of IT Outsourcing [View all] Yavin4 Aug 2012 OP

i've never understood the whole not recruiting from northern europe thing. xchrom Aug 2012 #1

They have free healthcare and no people shooting at them.... uponit7771 Aug 2012 #3

A month paid vacation vs maybe a week unpaid if you're lucky.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #6

A Finnish Student Created Linux n/t Yavin4 Aug 2012 #2

They expect money roaminronin Aug 2012 #4

IT workers moving from northern Europe to the US would be one hell of a downgrade. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #5

Importing H1B workers is NOT about a "skill deficiency". bvar22 Aug 2012 #7

A Great Salary in India is 1,750,000 Rupees Yavin4 Aug 2012 #8

When Fiorina wiped out our entire division, my Indian counter-part was paid 6 % of my salary Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #9

Not sure Vehl Aug 2012 #10

You Cannot Develop High Level Database Development / .Net Development / Java etc. without a Yavin4 Aug 2012 #11

And I doubt an Internet Cafe ChromeFoundry Aug 2012 #12

Also, We're Not Talking About Basic Developer Competency Yavin4 Aug 2012 #13

Agreed. ChromeFoundry Aug 2012 #14

nvm Vehl Aug 2012 #16

I never said one could be one without a computer, I did point out the reality though. Vehl Aug 2012 #15

I never saw anyone carry a laptop nor use a PC Yavin4 Aug 2012 #18

What sort of positions were these? Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2012 #17