The result of which has been, IMO, that companies outsource coding to India because it’s less expensive and of similar quality. They don’t care about innovation.
Totally agree with you from personal experience. I have been in those decision meetings where someone will say, “Ya know, for the crap we have to put up with why not try these eager foreigners at one-third the cost?” Granted, those foreigners are showing to do far worse but the bottom line still looks better.