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I truly hope he is not a great iOS developer because that rate is criminally low. There is something magical that happens in the 100 pennies between 99 per hou

I truly hope he is not a great iOS developer because that rate is criminally low. There is something magical that happens in the 100 pennies between 99 per hour and 100 per hour, a mental chasm that is in reality no different than 98/hr vs 99/hr but we make it into a big deal. Why he chose that number, and why people choose any number for an hourly rate is always a curious thing to me. We pick numbers that we think are palatable with no real regard for the same rigor we put into other processes. Has he tested his rate? But the idea of hourly rates is accepting of the premise incorrectly... My guess is that if he is truly great he could make some lawyers jealous. Charging $700/hr may seem far fetched for a developer but making 700/hr is a very different thing. 70K bill to a client for something that took 100 hours to make is a much more salient strategy if you give them what they want.

RivieraKid 14y ago
I'm a top Android developer from the Czech Republic and usually charge about $25/hour.
- zeidrich 14y ago
  And this is probably why. Americans can hire developers from other countries where they can be paid less. Americans can't hire lawyers from the Czech Republic.
- gokulk 14y ago
  show us some of your examples. would be interesting to compare between app styles and price difference in US and other countries
  - RivieraKid 14y ago
    Sorry, I'd rather remain pseudonymous on HN. I can send you links to the apps via email if you want.
- clashofthetitan 14y ago
  Hi RivieraKid, would love to get in touch about some work - do you think you could drop me an email or let me know your address so I can contact you? can reach me at: HanLAyNijhfB@meltmail.com
  - RivieraKid 14y ago
    Email dropped.
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kyriakos 14y ago
I have the position of senior developer in Cyprus and earn 20USD an hour. I am sure developers in China earn a lot less and developers in western Europe a lot more, its just a matter of where you are rather than what you do.

RivieraKid 14y ago

I'm a top Android developer from the Czech Republic and usually charge about $25/hour.

zeidrich 14y ago
And this is probably why. Americans can hire developers from other countries where they can be paid less. Americans can't hire lawyers from the Czech Republic.
gokulk 14y ago
show us some of your examples. would be interesting to compare between app styles and price difference in US and other countries
- RivieraKid 14y ago
  Sorry, I'd rather remain pseudonymous on HN. I can send you links to the apps via email if you want.
clashofthetitan 14y ago
Hi RivieraKid, would love to get in touch about some work - do you think you could drop me an email or let me know your address so I can contact you? can reach me at: HanLAyNijhfB@meltmail.com
- RivieraKid 14y ago
  Email dropped.
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kyriakos 14y ago

I have the position of senior developer in Cyprus and earn 20USD an hour. I am sure developers in China earn a lot less and developers in western Europe a lot more, its just a matter of where you are rather than what you do.