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I'm 40. I work 6-9 months out of the year. When I'm consulting I get great contracts, just wrapping up an idyllic green field Elixir and React product developme
by weeksie 9y ago
I'm 40. I work 6-9 months out of the year. When I'm consulting I get great contracts, just wrapping up an idyllic green field Elixir and React product development. Zero to product in six months. Happy customers, happy colleagues. Now the weather here (NYC) is getting a bit cool so last night my girlfriend and I booked tickets to Thailand for the months of January and February.
Being an old software developer is pretty nice. Fuck, man—being old is pretty nice.
- golergka 9y agoCan't help but feeling envy. In my industry (gamedev), business usually starts offering good salaries when there's a LOT of legacy to dig through - building something from scratch is always a risky venture that almost no-one is going to pay you for.
- OhHeyItsE 9y agoA long-time dream of mine. Am envious. Wish I had the confidence to do it. Wish I knew how to get "Client #1"
- iamcasen 9y agoMine too. It's all about who you know I guess.
- weeksie 9y agoThe best advice I can give is to reach out and talk to people. Cold emails, calls, etc. . . . It's uncomfortable as an engineer, believe me. But the way to get the work you want is to reach out and search for it. I have a pretty deep network but I get more than half of my gigs from new contacts. The deep connex are far more important for references and social proof than they are for generating work (though they're good for that too)