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No Indians among Top Techies?!
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May. 13th, 2006 | 09:57 pm
Well, the WSJ article is titled "Americans Are Scarce In Top Tech Contest".
Of the 48 best computer programmers in the world, only four are Americans. By contrast, there were eight from Russia, and four each from Norway and China. The biggest delegation -- 11 -- came from Poland.
But. My concern is that there is no indication of there being any of us Indians in the fray at all. This, to me, is a clear indication that the results are probably not right.
But, what if they are right? Are Indians just mass-market shopfloor coders?!
Scary!
Of the 48 best computer programmers in the world, only four are Americans. By contrast, there were eight from Russia, and four each from Norway and China. The biggest delegation -- 11 -- came from Poland.
But. My concern is that there is no indication of there being any of us Indians in the fray at all. This, to me, is a clear indication that the results are probably not right.
But, what if they are right? Are Indians just mass-market shopfloor coders?!
Scary!
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sumit_mittal
date: May. 14th, 2006 01:27 am (UTC)
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Smart Indians don't participate in no contests. Smart Indians live smart lives :D
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premshree
date: May. 14th, 2006 12:27 pm (UTC)
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I think I kinda agree... it's probably that not many Indians participate.
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vinodkumarvc
date: May. 17th, 2006 12:06 pm (UTC)
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(typo earlier)
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date: May. 17th, 2006 12:05 pm (UTC)
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date: May. 14th, 2006 03:50 pm (UTC)
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date: May. 17th, 2006 12:08 pm (UTC)
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ashwinne
date: May. 17th, 2006 12:27 pm (UTC)
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vinodkumarvc
date: May. 19th, 2006 04:06 am (UTC)
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i am not surprised at all! :)
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ashwinne
date: May. 15th, 2006 12:10 am (UTC)
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As for the IITs, don't even ask!
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vinodkumarvc
date: May. 17th, 2006 12:09 pm (UTC)
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I ask!
btw, am in singapore till tonight! hectic schedule ensured i can't meet u!
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ashwinne
date: May. 17th, 2006 12:26 pm (UTC)
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IMO the IITs are too few to have any sizeable impact. In a country the size of India, the private institutes have to ramp up. They'll require some time for this. Only in the recent years are we seeing them becoming modern in their operations.
Ah! The busy businessman! ;-)
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date: May. 19th, 2006 04:07 am (UTC)
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