Romanian Programmers Earn Accolades Worldwide

Did you know that Romanian programmers are:

• at least as good as those from India, China or Russia?
• among the most affordable in the world?
• skilled not only with the "mouse" but also with the words (their linguistic competences are rated the best in Europe)?

For those interested, I will briefly enumerate the main factors that make Romania a major destination for developers in search of quality software outsourcing services:

• the worldwide acclaimed skills of the Romanian IT specialists. A global IT IQ report released by Brainbench places Romania on the 6th place in the world and on the 2nd place in Europe when it comes to professional competence and intellectual training. Brainbench is considered the world’s most important agency specialized in on-line research on professional qualification.
• the experience that many Romanian IT specialists bring back home after having worked in developed countries. According to recent polls conducted by the Romanian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, the brain drain Romania has long experienced is on the wane and more and more IT specialists prefer Romania over the developed world.
• the rare linguistic skills which many Romanians enjoy. The Eastern European Translators Association classed Romanians as “the best foreign language speakers in Europe". According to a study conducted by this organization, 60% of Romanians speak a foreign language, usually English, while approximately 25% speak two foreign languages (usually English and French). The study predicts that English will soon become the Romanians’ 2nd native language.
• the relatively low cost of living from Romania, as opposed to those in other European countries
• the highly competitive rates practiced by Romanian providers of software outsourcing services