insider's view on outsourcing

i am a semi-regular reader of the codecraft blog (and highly recommend it). in one of the recent posts he talks at length about the software market in india, the hiring practices, the challenges - all from a viewpoint of someone that is currently involved in it. don’t skip the comments - they are a great read as well.

although my experience with outsourcing is very limited (only recently i got involved in a project that has a significant outsourcing component), a lot of the points raised ring true.

this follow-up entry by one of those who commented in codecraft’s blog is also worth reading.