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Without location (or "remote" specified), this is almost 100% useless. Someone who is top 1% developer in Sudan, working for Sudanese companies will earn way le

Without location (or "remote" specified), this is almost 100% useless. Someone who is top 1% developer in Sudan, working for Sudanese companies will earn way less than even a mediocre freelance developer in a highly developed country.

zdragnar 4y ago
That same Sudanese developer might be convinced to start working remotely if they saw how little they were paid in comparison (assuming national pride / valuing civil service isn't a strong factor).
rutierut 4y ago
I never really got this reasoning. How can you honestly be “best of the best” but be dumb enough to ignore remote work. Something you almost actively have to be doing these days and which, for this hypothetical person, has an insane payoff. This person is supposedly both super smart but at the same time can’t even see the fruit that’s so low-hanging that it’s literally smacking him in the face.
- capableweb 4y ago
  "dumb enough"? Not everyone wants to work remotely. Some people prefer to work with other humans in a physical location. Doesn't make them smarter or dumber, just a preference.
- CalRobert 4y ago
  Not sure. I'm not "best of the best" but I work remote because Americans pay twice as much as Europeans.
bityard 4y ago
Given that the currency is in USD, I assumed a US context was implied.
- capableweb 4y ago
  I don't see why its presumed to be USD specifically. Could be any sort of Dollar, arguably. As far as I know, there are more than ten countries using some sort of "Dollar" which uses the same symbol ("$") for their currency. But yeah, probably safe to assume USD, just playing devils advocate I guess. Even so, on US-based platforms, like reddit or HN, USD is usually used as a "convertion unit" rather than a implication of location, I've found.
- mejutoco 4y ago
  Now that the euro is at parity (more or less) it might not be the case.

zdragnar 4y ago

That same Sudanese developer might be convinced to start working remotely if they saw how little they were paid in comparison (assuming national pride / valuing civil service isn't a strong factor).

rutierut 4y ago

I never really got this reasoning. How can you honestly be “best of the best” but be dumb enough to ignore remote work. Something you almost actively have to be doing these days and which, for this hypothetical person, has an insane payoff. This person is supposedly both super smart but at the same time can’t even see the fruit that’s so low-hanging that it’s literally smacking him in the face.

capableweb 4y ago
"dumb enough"? Not everyone wants to work remotely. Some people prefer to work with other humans in a physical location. Doesn't make them smarter or dumber, just a preference.
CalRobert 4y ago
Not sure. I'm not "best of the best" but I work remote because Americans pay twice as much as Europeans.

bityard 4y ago

Given that the currency is in USD, I assumed a US context was implied.

capableweb 4y ago
I don't see why its presumed to be USD specifically. Could be any sort of Dollar, arguably. As far as I know, there are more than ten countries using some sort of "Dollar" which uses the same symbol ("$") for their currency. But yeah, probably safe to assume USD, just playing devils advocate I guess. Even so, on US-based platforms, like reddit or HN, USD is usually used as a "convertion unit" rather than a implication of location, I've found.
mejutoco 4y ago
Now that the euro is at parity (more or less) it might not be the case.