Have been paying an Indian Programmer $35 an hour. Writes great C++ code, couldn't be more happy. We have been raising his salary every now and then (we started at $20 and we can raise it to $50 over time).
There's two sides of this: If you don't get paid a lot, you probably are demotivated and yes, you can choose to deliver below average quality. However, that way, it is very unlikely that you will every get paid more or get better projects. Hence: You're stuck at where you are.
If you however sacrifice yourself a little bit, deliver great code, put in the extra effort, you probably negotiate your way up.
At least, that's how I got from an unexpierenced webdeveloper to owning a business and having a great staff <3.
If you're talking about an Indian who lives in India, you probably got a great one because you are paying an elite rate. If you're talking about a local Indian, you're talking about something different than the subject of the OP.
Finding a good C++ programmer for 70K a year might be worth sharing tips on, though.
He lives in India and this rate is pretty low for what we are getting, in my expierence. Can't really go below $20.00 and not just get some kid with a laptop, right?
There's two sides of this: If you don't get paid a lot, you probably are demotivated and yes, you can choose to deliver below average quality. However, that way, it is very unlikely that you will every get paid more or get better projects. Hence: You're stuck at where you are.
If you however sacrifice yourself a little bit, deliver great code, put in the extra effort, you probably negotiate your way up.
At least, that's how I got from an unexpierenced webdeveloper to owning a business and having a great staff <3.