As the author hints, there's nothing about living in India or being Indian that makes you a bad programmer. (Which I would hope would be obvious, because believing otherwise would amount to racism.)
The problem is an economy that pushes too many people, including many of the wrong people, into a job that is extremely technical and geeky. Coding is an often thankless and unsexy job. It involves many hours wrestling with compilers and obscure error messages, memorizing arcane rules of your programming environment, and conducting long and confusing email discussions with clients. If you're not one of the warped individuals who loves this kind of stuff, you'll have a hard time finding the motivation to get good at coding.
So when someone takes up coding as nothing more than a day job, the odds are against that person becoming good at it. I've heard from a lot of Indians (including the author of this article) that young people often fall into this trap. The same thing happens in every country, but it seems that economic conditions in India encourage it to happen more there.
For my part, I've met plenty of Americans who fit this profile--bad programmers, not interested in the field, just trying to make a buck. The lesson is: If you're looking for coding talent, it doesn't matter what country you're looking in. You must screen rigorously.
The problem is an economy that pushes too many people, including many of the wrong people, into a job that is extremely technical and geeky. Coding is an often thankless and unsexy job. It involves many hours wrestling with compilers and obscure error messages, memorizing arcane rules of your programming environment, and conducting long and confusing email discussions with clients. If you're not one of the warped individuals who loves this kind of stuff, you'll have a hard time finding the motivation to get good at coding.
So when someone takes up coding as nothing more than a day job, the odds are against that person becoming good at it. I've heard from a lot of Indians (including the author of this article) that young people often fall into this trap. The same thing happens in every country, but it seems that economic conditions in India encourage it to happen more there.
For my part, I've met plenty of Americans who fit this profile--bad programmers, not interested in the field, just trying to make a buck. The lesson is: If you're looking for coding talent, it doesn't matter what country you're looking in. You must screen rigorously.