>> For example, working just by yourself, you are unlikely to deal with huge distributed systems, or scaling an application to millions of users. Why not thoug

>> For example, working just by yourself, you are unlikely to deal with huge distributed systems, or scaling an application to millions of users. Why not though? When companies run into these problems, they have to get the services somewhere. Why not a small development company? Plenty of one man bands doing crazy interesting work for surprising big names. And invoicing £800+VAT per day for it!