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My Job Went to India

My Job Went to India by Chad Fowler is a book I'm currently reading (just a few chapters left). I got it when I attended an Advanced Ruby on Rails Studio conducted by him and others (Dave Thomas and Mike Clark).

The title is what got me interested. It never offended me but I did joke as if it did. Wink Nicole Clark, Mike's wife and the event's coordinator, was the one who seriously recommended the book to me and asked me not to go by the title. In fact, she and Chad said the book should have been titled "My Job Should Go to India". Smile

Jay Fields and Dave Thomas recently blogged about how the book was mistitled and how it probably negatively affected its sales... here is the comment I left at Dave's blog:

Hi Dave,

Don't beat yourself up too bad about "My Job Went to India". :-) I bought that book especially for that title, because it piqued my interest as I'm an Indian software professional, and I wanted to know what Chad had to say about Indian IT.

Hmm... do you have any demographics about the buyers of the book? I'd like to see how many of them are Indians.

That said, I must say that Chad's book was a great read. The things he said about Indian IT and even Indian culture in general is so true. He's been able to pinpoint the differences between the mindsets of Indians and our Western counterparts, and the best part is he does that without any sign of bigotry. I think he dealt with the subject beautifully. But yeah, I don't think the book is entirely about US vs India, as many chapters do not necessarily compare the two and are written as general recommendations.

I'm sure the book will do well if marketed in India. Indians, of all people, will benefit the most from the book actually, as it'll help us get out of our "frog in the well" attitude. ;-)

Keep up the good work, you guys!

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