Indian developers to overtake US By 2017

[anuseems]

While the US is still the centre of the software universe, the nation is falling behind in training and using developers.

According to a new report by Evans Data, India will exceed the US in the number of software developers by 2017. Currently there are 18.2 million software developers worldwide, a number that is due to rise to 26.4 million by 2019.

This 45 percent increase might be bad news for those who want the west to lead the software world. Currently there are 3.6 million in the US and India has about 2.75 million. But by 2018, India will have 5.2 million developers, a nearly 90 percent increase, versus 4.5 million in the US.

The report said that India's software development growth rate is attributed, in part, to its population size, 1.2 billion, and relative youth, with about half the population under 25 years of age, and economic growth.

In India, IT and software work is seen as clear path to the middle class for many of the nation's youth. The country has seen real GDP growth has been about eight percent over the last decade. That growth rate may fall and that could lead to adjustment in the projections, the report warned.

This is the second time that Evans Data has predicted India will surpass the US in software developers. It previously though that this would happen by 2015, but that was before the seriousness of the recession hit the IT industry.

It appears that the recession delayed Indias rise to dominance.

In 2018, China will have about 1.9 million programmers, and Russia about 1.3 million, Evans Data said.

@ http://news.techeye.net/software/indian-developers-to-overtake-us

Edited July 26, 2013 by anuseems

[calguyhunk]

As usual it's quantity over quality LOL! :P Have you seen the mobile apps of most Indian websites? Atrocious would be an improvement. Perfunctory would be a compliment :angry:

Yes, there are a lot of these "institutes" mushrooming cheek-by-jowl everyday offering software training, but most of the guys graduating can't fill in a spreadsheet right :o

Narayana Murthy once (in)famously said that 60-80% of these guys (hardware and software) are unemployable :wtf: Go figure ;)

Edited July 27, 2013 by calguyhunk

[CODYQX4]

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Edited April 28, 2019 by CODYQX4

[OrioNeXus]

Quickheal the indian made antivirus software is the most difficult thing to crack

[calguyhunk]

Quickheal the indian made antivirus software is the most difficult thing to crack

That's 'cuz nobody bothers to try. Just not worth it :lmao:

[DKT27]

Quickheal the indian made antivirus software is the most difficult thing to crack

However, one of the most sh*tty anti-virus I've come across. Quick Heal is an insult to AVs. With "Indian AV for Indian users" title and good marketing, I hear a lot of people and computer assemblers suggesting it. Little do they know that in real world online usage, there is almost nothing like "malware made for Indians" and that, the AV fails almost all the AV tests I've seen.

Indians' talent = 90%

Professionalism = 10%

[OrioNeXus]

Quickheal the indian made antivirus software is the most difficult thing to crack

However, one of the most sh*tty anti-virus I've come across. Quick Heal is an insult to AVs. With "Indian AV for Indian users" title and good marketing, I hear a lot of people and computer assemblers suggesting it. Little do they know that in real world online usage, there is almost nothing like "malware made for Indians" and that, the AV fails almost all the AV tests I've seen.

Indians' talent = 90%

Professionalism = 10%

Quickheal f#ks the virus as well the computer :lmao:

Quickheal the indian made antivirus software is the most difficult thing to crack

That's 'cuz nobody bothers to try. Just not worth it :lmao:

hmmm...