Comments on: Commodity Skills

By: we buy houses for cash

we buy houses for cash — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:26:19 +0000

Though, selling a home actually an pricey process, it’s complicated as well however easy. We get a number of houses each month in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax areas of Northern Virginia and in every price range. We use private funds thus we can take action fast and we are connected with a group of House Buyers who are private investors.

By: Nate

Nate — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 23:32:21 +0000

Don’t get me wrong Jamie – I’m not advocating tariffs or any thing of the sort. Ultimately a global marketplace benefits us all through cheaper goods and even more consumers to sell our wares to. However, we all need to take responsibility for our careers and make sure that we’re staying abreast of what’s happening (thus my class at the U this semester). Still, I think we need to address issues surrounding portable benefits (especially health care) as well as make sure individuals impacted by off shoring have access to education and retraining.

Still, to get to Greg’s point, I think many companies don’t grasp the full costs of moving work to other countries. While lots of great stuff can (and is) built leveraging skilled developers where ever they happen to live, communication overhead adds up. To add to that “hidden” fee, wages in many countries are rising further decreasing any savings from moving work off shore. Of course that won’t stop most executives Lots of great opportunities, that’s for sure.

Anyway, thanks for the comments guys!

By: Jamie Thingelstad

Jamie Thingelstad — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:09:51 +0000

Globalization is a good thing. The technology that we love has allowed it to happen in ways that were never imagined. The idea of people working on a global scale, whether that is outsourcing to the Balkans or building Skype, is incredible.

Don’t think protectionism (trade barriers, tarrifs, farm subsidies). Think about the “Big I”, Innovation. Creativity is valuable in all forms. Creativity, expressed through code, yielding innovation is the most valuable thing around. Fulfillment or grinding through requirements, that is about cost management. Innovating and creating new products, that is value!

By: Greg Ostravich

Greg Ostravich — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:07:56 +0000

Don’t be silly. Our jobs aren’t moving to Mumbai.
OK, Bangalore or Hyderabad maybe, but not Mumbai.

I agree – studying niche technology (and keeping up your skills in general) means maybe we still have a chance. I saw where the outsourcing trend was actually going down though last year. Some outsourcing works, but a lot of it requires effort that managers aren’t willing to make to manage the projects correctly and some out sourcing projects don’t do well because of time differences and language barriers.