Template Metaprogramming Made Easy (Huh?)

[language_fan]

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.