Comment Re:Microsoft (Score 1) 702
Not at all, India knows it is in a win-win situation. The main reason why Microsoft are investing there is the time difference. Testing can be done in India while the US is sleeping, US programmers can then arrive at work the next day and read the results.
Last time I checked, testing was a collaborative process. The temptation to allocate resources like this typically comes from PHBs who don't understand how the process actually works. These are the same folks that add people to a late project in order to get it done faster.
Last time I checked, testing was a collaborative process. The temptation to allocate resources like this typically comes from PHBs who don't understand how the process actually works. These are the same folks that add people to a late project in order to get it done faster.