In my nearly 20 years of development experience, the mantra has often been 'work smarter, not harder,' Shuda explains.
American developers have a different cultural approach to the work.
That's not to say that they won't go to the boards when you need them to. Shuda adds that Americans probably do more all-nighters than Europeans, yet they also take more ski trips and more time at the beach. It's a work hard, play hard culture. This approach, from a pure lines of code perspective, tends to be less efficient. In the end, Americans may simply be more creative, says Yeogirl Yun, CEO of KoreaWisenut.