geekzgalore

It may not be really true. Indians are a "greedy" lot, always looking for ways to improve their lifestyle. So, the 2nd generation Indian programmer will be looking to work lesser than his (or her) parents and make more money.. and the software industry will always have slots for people who just understand instructions and not think.

> This is dead on.Independent thinking is strongly discouraged by institutions and companies alike.

Independent thinking is never embedded in a classic "Indian" setup. Asking questions is considered an insult - right from the time one is a child. And it continues way past - schools, colleges.

I would say that don't consider it realistic, just an exaggeration of reality. Good for laughs.

The socratic method seems to be more effective and intuitive. I was about to paste the same reference.

1984

I have personally experienced a slight bias towards women (esp. married women having children). Throw in unemployment, and the picture is doubly glum.

You need to check Indian traffic to understand why self-driven cars cannot be used.

Windows XP - Firefox 5.0a2. Works today though.

Seems that the author needs to do some serious research and reading for MapReduce

Being a woman in IT/software development and unemployed would count as two strikes then..