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Comment Re:Drupal is a jack of all trades (Score 1) 178

Oh, and "writing from scratch" is a sure way to insecure sites. As soon as you need user registration it is just not worth taking the risk of SQL injection or cross site scripting bugs. Which you will inevitably make.

Honestly, I cannot read that and not feel complete despair. You are either a programmer or you are not. If you cannot create one form on your own without creating security holes you should have your fingers glued together for your own good. Please choose another language to embarrass.

Comment Re:Enough Already! (Score 1) 191

I can't help but to wonder where companies are finding all of the idiot web developers.
In my experience working as a web developer and hiring/training them, there are two types of people who get into the field: wanna-be java programmers who didn't get the job they wanted and ended up in web, and designer types who think they can program. Futhermore, a lot of manager types also have no idea that web programming involves anything more than playing with images and colors.

President Defends Global Outsourcing 1075

mytrip wrote to mention a New York Times article discussing President Bush's trip to the Indian subcontinent. There, he urged Americans to welcome global competition for their jobs. From the article: "Mr. Bush, reiterating a theme of his trip, strongly defended the outsourcing of American jobs to India as the reality of a global economy, and said that the United States should instead focus on India as a vital new market for American goods ... 'The classic opportunity for our American farmers and entrepreneurs and small businesses to understand is there is a 300 million-person market of middle class citizens here in India, and that if we can make a product they want, that it becomes viable,'"

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