Using Google to find programming answers (does locale matter)?

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I have overseas developers working for me, and sometimes I am surprised they can't find the same resources online that I do. They are in a South America country... and Google defaults to their language/locale.

What do you think about this, when using it to solve computer programs? There is very little software development done in their country (as compared to the US). Is Google skewing their results for articles in their language or posted on sites that are local to them?

Should I insist that they bypass their local Google search and have them use the US version?

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