re: I'm starting a new career path in computer languages

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Do something else; anything else. Coding is mostly outsourced now.

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Not mostly. It is outsourced, but not mostly.

I have, and several of the companies I've worked for, have tried to outsource coding. It's failed every time for a project that needs just a few days worth of code.

It really is fine for small projects and modules, but for full on projects, it's just a nightmare. Especially to India. Good god that is horrible.

We wasted tens of thousands of dollars on it and will never try again unless it's specialized knowledge we can't get someone to come in a do for us.

Even then, I'd rather hire someone in the states on Upwork before trying to outsource anything overseas.

Oh, and there is a reason why developers are still paid a lot of money in the States. Believe me, we've tried to outsource to save money. It's worth every penny to have a reliable coder who shows up for work every day and has good domain knowledge. Yes, worth 10 times the salary.