Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:16:07 -0400, Justin Johansson thusly wrote: >> > Another point related to maintenance costs is the choice of language. >> > Many smaller companies choose "easier" languages like php, visual >> > basic, or python for their applications because they outsource >> > library writing and it is much cheaper and easier to hire new >> > workforce for business logic when the existing codebase does not use >> > any complex idioms or language constructs. Some indian schoolboy can >> > write e.g. php pages $1-2/ h, a hard-core C++/Haskell professional >> > easily costs $500/h. >> >> Haven't heard of many $500/h gigs. >> >> Andrei > > I have. Haven't you every been to see a lawyer :-) > > Seriously, the OP must have meant $500/day.
Unfortunately no. I live in the ECU area and even my consulting costs are on average about 150..200 eur/h + travel expenses. A normal senior level developer on any field of computer engineering gets $500/day.
