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I thought they seemed negative, until I remembered that the poster said they couldn't do consulting. It takes the discussion from "I am a skilled programmer loo

I thought they seemed negative, until I remembered that the poster said they couldn't do consulting. It takes the discussion from "I am a skilled programmer looking for work" to "what kind of product should I create and market that will sell immediately," which just isn't a realistic discussion to have. As Bob Frances said in that thread (paraphrasing), if it were that easy, a great deal more people would be doing it. I think people get this idea that striking it rich with a popular app is easy after reading a bunch of rags-to-riches app developer stories.

greyman 16y ago
He didn't actually say "immediately". I understood that he needs $2000/month "as soon as realistically possible," and asks in which kind of software is such a goal easiest to achieve. It's just his question is hard to answer when he seems to not have an idea yet what to build...
- Retric 16y ago
  Chances are if he really needs an extra 2k / month for health reasons then finding a job with better heath insurance is a much better option than possibly building a product that generates 2k/month in profit.
  - eru 16y ago
    Or just moving to the UK (or another country with a public health system).
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    - philwelch 16y ago
      Do countries like the UK actually welcome immigrants who move over there just to use the public health system? That sounds like a huge red flag for immigration.