the idea that we’re all just a bunch of integration automatons using duct tape to connect different preexisting moving parts to create slightly different versions of the same thing. It’s this train of thought that has a lot of senior management teams excited about outsourcing. “Anyone who can use Google and has some duct tape can do this, so why are we paying big bucks for our local automatons?”
there are eager, bright developers all over the planet
evolution of how software development occurs might be moving faster than you.
Automatons don’t build, they process. While good process can
save a lot of money, it’s not going to bring anything new to the world.
--Managing Humans pp.48-9
Outsourcing is for commodities. When you consider Philip Armour's notion, that software is not a product, but rather a byproduct of learning how to solve a problem, you realize that you do not want to be outsourcing the very heart of the knowledge of the problems your software is solving. These problems are often the core of your business!
--Secrets of the rockstar programmers p.104
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