I’ve noticed that in Finland, it’s generally automatically assumed that code is produced in consulting firms (or perhaps by freelancers) for an external client. This simultaneously amuses and appalls me; are there really so few software product companies in this country that they aren’t seen as primary workplaces for coders? I think it’s a waste that our nation’s most brilliant engineers are employed by glorified temporary staffing agencies (=IT service sector) to make widgets for public launches and the digital leaps of machine shops. Well, the taxation of employee stock options in this country is so completely broken that it doesn’t even encourage taking any risks in a product startup anyway, so those generic consulting firms found on every street corner are probably quite safe and OK employers.
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