[trollpan2]

Why every Indian programmer has a burdon to prove that he/she is not an IT coolie ? How's is that less racist than some redneck assuming all black people are thugs ?

[ankit84]

I am from Hyderabad, India and felt racist reading that title - "IT coolies". I believe the author just want to make headline.

A lot of innovation happens that gets unnoticed in Silicon Valley or around the world. People here do not have access to mentorship & peer network so easily (openly available in California), still being self-motivated and connected by reading tech blogs, advises, etc. Just top of my head are following two examples.

* Little Eye Labs => Facebook * HackerRank ==> YC

[digitalzombie]

Perhaps OP is just trying to point out that talents aren't just in Silicon Valley.

It can also be seen as a counter example against those other articles about how Indian programmers aren't qualify.

I don't see it as a negative race baiting whatever but more as the above sentence (goto: sentence above).

[bootload]

"I am from Hyderabad, India and felt racist reading that title - "IT coolies"."

That's why I edit the titles, totally missed the point of innovation from a foreign hacker widely used in SV and around the world. Point proven.

[saagarjha]

> some redneck assuming

I'm not sure that's less racist…

[throwaway897932]

Data is generally not "racist", it is what it is.

[trollpan2]

What data ?