5 ms·

> Why do you assume OP has the money to start a development shop? Get a down payment on that first gig and you have operating funds in a country where apparent

by gexla 13y ago

> Why do you assume OP has the money to start a development shop? Get a down payment on that first gig and you have operating funds in a country where apparently there are developers working for $100 / month. You don't need to get an office right away. Work solo at first if you need to or pickup another local developer who can work from home. Or pick someone else up off O-desk. Build more funds and you get more options. > And if you agree that (s)he can't do projects alone, why do you suggest making and monetizing her/his own projects? Good point. We all have problems at times with discipline when working from home. It's something we can get over, but it also depends on the underlying reasons for the lack of discipline. You have more room to experiment when you are working on your own projects.

prasoon2211 13y ago
> where apparently there are developers working for $100 / month. There are, at least when they're starting out. There are also those who work for $2,000 / month. Those are pretty much the two ends of the payscale for a junior dev.
- troels 13y ago
  Let me get that straight. A junior dev can get up to 2K USD? That's a huge span. What determines where one ends up on that scale?
  - izolate 13y ago
    The way I see it: location, mostly. SF has some of the best salaries for developers. Contrast that to India, where a "good" salary for a full stacker is about $15k per annum(!). Shit's ridiculous.
    - troels 13y ago
      Yes, but presumably this was the spread within the same country (India)?
      - crucialfelix 13y ago
        its way worse than that even. some people are living on $1 a day, others are making $100 an hour.
        goblin89 13y ago
        > others are making $100 an hour Wow! Now that's very good for a junior, isn't it.
  - eru 13y ago
    2K USD per month is rather low for a junior dev in US (or UK).
    - troels 13y ago
      Of course - But you wouldn't see a 1:20 spread between the low and high end of the scale within the same country. Not in "The West" anyway. I suppose it just says something about how diverse a country India is. It still baffles me a bit though.
      - eru 13y ago
        Yes. In the west it's probably more like a 1:5 spread.

by gexla 13y ago

prasoon2211 13y ago

> where apparently there are developers working for $100 / month. There are, at least when they're starting out. There are also those who work for $2,000 / month. Those are pretty much the two ends of the payscale for a junior dev.

troels 13y ago
Let me get that straight. A junior dev can get up to 2K USD? That's a huge span. What determines where one ends up on that scale?
- izolate 13y ago
  The way I see it: location, mostly. SF has some of the best salaries for developers. Contrast that to India, where a "good" salary for a full stacker is about $15k per annum(!). Shit's ridiculous.
  - troels 13y ago
    Yes, but presumably this was the spread within the same country (India)?
    - crucialfelix 13y ago
      its way worse than that even. some people are living on $1 a day, others are making $100 an hour.
      - goblin89 13y ago
        > others are making $100 an hour Wow! Now that's very good for a junior, isn't it.
- eru 13y ago
  2K USD per month is rather low for a junior dev in US (or UK).
  - troels 13y ago
    Of course - But you wouldn't see a 1:20 spread between the low and high end of the scale within the same country. Not in "The West" anyway. I suppose it just says something about how diverse a country India is. It still baffles me a bit though.
    - eru 13y ago
      Yes. In the west it's probably more like a 1:5 spread.