RE: World's Cheapest Consultants

> From: Bob Luebbe
>
> A disheartening story from Forbes for those of us that are trying
> to make a living in the U.S.
>
> http://www.forbes.com/2002/12/05/cz_qh_1205hp.html?partner=yahoo&referrer=

And yet nobody seems to have figured out that the concepts of "pushbutton
programming", using automated tools to do all the work, and "platform
independence", allowing the same code to run on any machine, are the easiest
way for companies to move all their programming to China or India.  Once it
doesn't require any special talent to code and you no longer care about
quality or performance, once programs are commodities like sneakers, then
all work goes to the lowest bidder.

So, rather than trying to lean on tools that make our job less skilled and
more automated, we should instead be trying to design new technologies that
both boost our end user's productivity while at the same time push the
envelope of skill and creativity that has put us in the leadership position
we currently occupy.

The next time you ask for someone to make your job easier, remember that the
easier it is, the easier it is for someone in Beijing or Delhi.  And they'll
do it a lot cheaper than you.

Joe