Two memos from the archives: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8706043 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8706043 (see in particular the linked comment)

Two memos from the archives: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8706043 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8706043 (see in particular the linked comment) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7155387 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7155387 (why a consultancy charges an $8k per month programmer out at $6k per week)