Tom Sixkiller wrote:
In talking with some computer types from India, Ed
Yourdon was told "I can
get a dishwasher for $25". Yourdon was appalled, thinking he was talking
about an appliance until the fellow said that was someone to do the dishes.


The CIA World Fact Book (don't laugh) has the India per
capita purchasing
power parity at $2,600 compared to the U.S.A. at $36,300.
So, a computer
programmer in India making 1/10th of a comparable U.S.
wage could probably
afford several dishwashers!