Having hired hundreds of programmers over the years and outsourced as well.....
I’ve found that Asian programmers lack imagination and are generally sloppy in their code......However, they are quick and cheap.....
The best way for the US to stay competitive, is through fostering computer skills at a very young age....
My youngest daughter has been programming since she was 7 years old and now 10, is entering a robotics competition this December....
Without a strong basis in maths and hard sciences, our kids won’t be able to compete.....
This this this.
President Elect Trump should propose the following challenge to Silicon Valley companies
Build code schools in the rust belt and teach those who have lost jobs how to code. In fact pay them to learn and you will get tax credits.
For everyone of those coders you teach and hire, you will get another tax credit.
Considering the absurd cost of developers, or hell even marketers in the valley, late stage startups about to go public or be sold would jump on this chance to reduce costs and make the books look better. America would get a boost from fresh coders/developers/analysts/product managers
Not every one is cut out to code let alone code well. It is why I preferred being in the lab
Go Team USA! Education back to the States!