Coal mining & software
Coal mining was a major technological industry in the industrial age. In addition to technology and innovation it relied on people spending time underground digging.
Software is a major technological industry in the IT age. In addition to technology and innovation it relies on people spending time writing code.
Eventually it became cheaper to pay someone in Poland to dig coal out of the ground than it did to dig the coal out of the ground in some UK mines.
The economic argument that drove once high-tech jobs in coal mining off-shore are now driving software development off-shore. It is an inevitable progression, the question is not whether but rather how do we innovate fast enough to stay ahead of the curve.
Software is a major technological industry in the IT age. In addition to technology and innovation it relies on people spending time writing code.
Eventually it became cheaper to pay someone in Poland to dig coal out of the ground than it did to dig the coal out of the ground in some UK mines.
The economic argument that drove once high-tech jobs in coal mining off-shore are now driving software development off-shore. It is an inevitable progression, the question is not whether but rather how do we innovate fast enough to stay ahead of the curve.
posted by Andy S at 5:10 PM
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