Programming Jobs are Heading Overseas by the Thousands

Future computer programmers in the US and India are approaching vastly different thresholds. As US software programmers' career prospects are dwindling, Indian tech graduates see futures "brimming with optimism." In the past three years, the number of jobs offshored from the US has nearly tripled, and economists predict that one in ten tech jobs in the US eventually will move to emerging markets. In the US, college graduates are not the only ones concerned: the larger question now is "whether the US can continue to lead the industry as programming spreads around the globe from India to Bulgaria." From the US point of view, the author warns against protectionist "quick fixes" to halt offshoring and engages a broad spectrum of opinions, including optimists who view the offshore wave as a "godsend." An optimist himself, the author believes that the recent offshoring trend will create a virtual network of low cost talent that will connect the best brains around the world. –YaleGlobal