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I'm of the belief that earlier on, it is better to work for companies fulltime since there is a better chance that they would be more willing to give the opport

by Bahamut 12y ago

I'm of the belief that earlier on, it is better to work for companies fulltime since there is a better chance that they would be more willing to give the opportunity for developers to learn new tech on the job. My own experience is that I tend to get siloed into AngularJS projects since my Angular knowledge & productivity is nearly impossible for companies to find. However, I have leveraged it to get some backend experience in languages like Java and some Android experience. There is a danger in freelancing - companies tend to hire freelancers/contractors to do work quickly. This means that they tend to be biased towards candidates who know the tech and can work quickly.

thirdtruck 12y ago
Going full-time first could work, but it can also turn into a trap (speaking from experience). Bronze handcuffs, if you will. For someone starting in full time but looking to go freelance later, I recommend: * Spending well below your means. I can "afford" my mortgage, taken out when I got my first full-time job, but I presently can't afford to not have the full-time job. * Take small jobs early and often. No job-finding method seems to work better, for everyone involve, than word of mouth, and that network takes time to build up. I'm hampered by own lack of a freelance-specific network. * Check out the Homework podcast (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/home-work/id513251648?mt=2 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/home-work/id513251648?mt...). One of the hosts makes his living as a freelancer.