It would be interesting to see at least the full article. Anyway, even if this information is true, the 'study' is useless if not compared with other countries.
95% engineers in India unfit for software development jobs: study
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Re: 95% engineers in India unfit for software development jobs: study
#12I'm confused. Is this saying they couldn't write code for machine learning, or that the evaluation program used machine learning.
Probably the latter
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#13This would explain the poor code quality that often comes from off-shoring.
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#14I'm confused. Is this saying they couldn't write code for machine learning, or that the evaluation program used machine learning.
I think it's this: http://www.aspiringminds.com/technology/automata "Automata is world's most advanced and only programming assessment that uses machine learning for grading programs."
"It can be combined with our technology specific modules such as those in Websphere, Power Builder and Java Swings, to form a powerful suite to test candidates for different positions."
That pretty much sums up anything you might want to know about the nature of the test.
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#15More and more software companies purely based from India deny this claim. One of many examples competing (successfully) with (for example) California companies (who pay around 2..4x their devs): http://enpass.io Disclaimer: I'm not Indian but European and not enpass owner/user/developer.
5% of all engineers in India is still a sizable amount.
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#16No.
This is a case of molding a study around trying to substantiate a predetermined (and financially motivated) goal.
Unfit to do what specific "software development" job? There are Indians working this very vast field. Presenting them with a test they fail does not change that fact.
If your study results in a claim that contradicts reality, you are at best doing it horribly wrong and have at worst terrible ethics.
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#17If you hire a sweatshop you should expect a sweatshop quality.
In a lot of cases hiring these sweatshops (TCS,Wipro,Tech Mahindra etc) is just to save money that can be then paid as bonuses to useless managers.
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#18Hard to trust a private study conducted by a company whose interest is in convincing businesses that they can't effectively hire without their tests and certifications. Even if the figure is true, this is not the right starting point for discussion. Also, we can do better with direct links to studies, rather than bad journalism digests.
Your English is pretty good for Indian developer.
Re: 95% engineers in India unfit for software development jobs: study
#19More and more software companies purely based from India deny this claim. One of many examples competing (successfully) with (for example) California companies (who pay around 2..4x their devs): http://enpass.io Disclaimer: I'm not Indian but European and not enpass owner/user/developer.
If they pay 2-4x the average salary, it's not surprising that they get the 5% top of developers, no?
In any case, this isn't an India-specific problem; the fact that most candidates to a programming job can't program has been reported in various countries, which is why Fizzbuzz is still a thing.
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#20Hard to trust a private study conducted by a company whose interest is in convincing businesses that they can't effectively hire without their tests and certifications. Even if the figure is true, this is not the right starting point for discussion. Also, we can do better with direct links to studies, rather than bad journalism digests.
Your English is pretty good for Indian developer.
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