links for 2006-12-19

• Outsourcing 101 · Outsourcing is misconception

  “The awareness of jobs left could make people less possible to enter computer science fields,” said Robert Walker, associate professor and provisional chair of the Kent State University computer science department.

  (tags: Outsourcing Offshoring Risks Education)

• Airbus Might Outsource To Cut Costs (The Aviation and Aerospace World’s Daily)

  It’s either one or the other for EADS: find more money, or find a way to cut costs — that’s the only way the company will ever get Airbus’ A350 XWB program off the ground.

  (tags: Aviation Outsourcing)

• Indian firms upgrade outsourcing image (Anand Giridharadas)

  What may not immediately spring to mind are automated software factories: places where the labors once performed by Western programmers are not only transplanted to India but, once there, are performed by computers, not people.

  (tags: Blog India Software Development)

• In Chinese Boomtown, Middle Class Pushes Back (New York Times)

  Even with all of this political activity, China is a long way from participatory democracy, even at the local level.

  (tags: China Democracy)

• My Job Went To India (Business Standard Blogs)

  Chad Fowler, an ex-software developer and manager for some of the world’slargest corporations, has lived & worked in India. He established an offshore software development centre for a large multinational company, while in India.

  (tags: India Blog Book Employment)

• Restaurants where fine food brings red faces (The Guardian)

  I’ve never thought of “eating out” that way. Embarrassing? Well, however, I like to be invited for lunch or dinner ;)

  (tags: Food Restaurants)

• 10 Rules for Building Wealth (FORTUNE)

  Yes.

  (tags: Future Finance)