Their rate was a fraction of teams in the US and communication was great.
Perfecting remote work during covid showed companies how easy it is to hire cheaper developers in other countries.
Yes means yes, no means no, "how was your weekend" and then down to business. It's a pleasure interacting with them.
I can’t imagine ever working with India, etc again though. If you’re already eating the time zone cost Eastern Europe is much better.
ptero•1h ago
Right. And this, IMO, is not a bad thing. We had a long, multi-year bubble and bubbles are not good for anyone. Deflating bubbles can be painful, but they are less painful than bursting ones.
And the current software bubble is deflating, not bursting -- there are still plenty (say, compared to the last 50 years average) of jobs where a good engineer comfortable with programming will make a very good living. So do still learn CS or SE in college, but as a minor to another STEM field. My 2c.