I think hiring part time developers is a horrible idea for anything not proof of concept or minimum viable. I've seen it time and time again over 20 years, and

I think hiring part time developers is a horrible idea for anything not proof of concept or minimum viable. I've seen it time and time again over 20 years, and the results are pretty similar to outsourcing. 1) people don't account for all activities that aren't programming and far underestimate how much of those things take up crazy amounts of time. 2) part time generally has little to no vested interest, and generally aren't concerned with the long term prospects of employment (and I don't blame them) I feel bad for the author of the article, if he is foolish enough to stick around a job they don't like in this climate, they are suffering for no reason. and failing to gain the experience and knowledge that will carry them through the rest of their career. There is a difference in someone with 5 years of experience, and someone who has done the same first year experience over and over for 5 years. And that usually comes across pretty strongly during the interview process. And their tactics seem like a great way to struggle to find advanced positions later in life.