The revolution devours its children?

[northernladuk]

This thread got me remembering something.

I used to post on CUK between 2000 and 2008.

Back then it was common for some members on this board to refer to Indian developers as 'Bobs ' or as 'Bob Showaddywaddy'.

Did doing that on here just go out of fashion or was it eventually considered just poor form by members, or was it deemed racist/politically incorrect and banned by those in power who run CUK?

It irked Cojak and that alone is enough of a deterent for me to never to use it again.

[vetran]

It irked Cojak and that alone is enough of a deterent for me to never to use it again.

Chicken.

Also back then offshoring & onshoring was rife and blatant a dozen blokes on minimum wage would arrive at a uk airport to take over a significant system having very little knowledge of IT. Since the minimum visa wage went up it seems to have slowed down. I suppose if the reason is "they are cheap" doesn't work the companies don't bother.

Though I suspect in the Government's attempt to attract 'talent' (don't get me wrong there are some brilliant Indian guys but they tend to above the level that gets sent to do onshore work) its going to start again.

Note the Indians who get degrees are frequently middle & upper class Indians its not like we are providing charity.