I've also heard bad things about outsourcing in India. But I haven't read any studies or statistics about that recently.

I'm beginning to wonder now if some enterprises don't use the outsourcing argument to make the salaries go lower. Indian developers would be the bogeyman of IT.

In the monday meeting boss says "People I'm afraid we'll be FORCED to outsource to India. Business is not like it was before... Unless you accept a salary cut."


>>>I'm curoius - is anyone doing any serious, long-term new development with VFP?
>>>The last 4 companies I worked for are all moving to C#.net.
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>>I'm still developing (almost) exclusively in VFP - all web projects using WebConnection.
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>>Since I provide web-based solutions, I believe the development language is almost inconsequential to the client and end users. Data is universally accessible, my applications are available across all operating systems and most smartphones, the solution is fast and scalable, and development is fast and effective.
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>>To paraphrase another development environment provider, let me develop it in VFP/WebConnect and then ship it to India for rewriting in .NET - it'll still be cheaper than developing in .NET AND you'll have a fully functional application in 1/3 the time (while you wait for the .NET developers to duplicate the functionality).
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>Have you been involved in any software port projects in India? From what I have seen personally and have heard from others, you do not get a fully functional application, it doesn't happen in 1/3 the time, and it isn't even cheaper by the time it's done. There are geographic, communication, and cultural factors which few seem to anticipate or adequately manage. Complicated algorithmic logic in non-CRUD applications is particularly problematic. You can just about bet it won't be ported correctly or completely. And that's the heart of your proprietary software.