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by chrisrickard 5y ago
I've ran a software agency for 8 years, and whats worked best for us is using PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) estimation, or 3-point estimation, where you individually estimate optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely ca
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by chrisrickard 5y ago
Very cool, interesting you can connect to your own DB. Good work guys.
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by chrisrickard 5y ago
Have you tried Soylent? https://soylent.com
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by chrisrickard 5y ago
Take a look at https://github.com/SebastianAigner/twemoji-amazing
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by chrisrickard 5y ago
First of all: congrats on shipping, not an easy feat. Constructive criticism: I had no idea what this site was about until I spent a minute looking around.. and now I only _think_ I get. Granted I am (probably) not your target market, howev
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by chrisrickard 5y ago
Because there was once a time when Vue was being introduced on HN. They need to start somewhere.
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by chrisrickard 5y ago
It all started with XMLHttpRequest (slightly serious). Ajax spawned "Web 2.0", which in turn spawned the batteries-included-JS-frameworks (which overtook simpler libraries & plugins). Resume driven development then made them t
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
Have you tried posting to Indie Hackers? https://www.indiehackers.com IH is a community of people working on their own products, often solo devs, and it may be a good place to introduce yourself and your project (possible custom
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Freelancers and Agencies: Increase Sales with Project Workshops(devtoagency.com)
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
The frontend/backend divide is very large at the moment, especially for new (or recent) developers. I feel this is limiting, as I was lucky enough to learn at a time where it was all smooshed together (2000), and I felt comfortable eno
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
I envy you Geoff (as you know!), and my plan is to do the same later this year. I'm not sure how my wife and I will go long term, but living in campervan has always been a dream - so only one way to find out! :)
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
Count me interested!
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Ask HN: Why are software developers not more like lawyers?
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
I just checked to make sure you weren't one of my co-founders ;)
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
Good question! I know ultimately I want my own product. A simple, niche, probably boring, product that myself and my wife can maintain, and ideally - pay for our living expenses. That's the big shiny goal. My agency (of 8 years) was ac
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
Back in 2011 myself and a few mates built our startup over 1 year. Mainly on weekends and sometimes after work, it was a long hard slog - but it ultimately got is into a startup accelerator.. which for me back then was one of my big goals.
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Small Can Be Great(devtoagency.com)
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
Good for you taking the leap, it wasn't stupid. It sounds like you still feel it's a valid idea right? And you undoubtedly got more headway on the project being full-time for the recent months, so don't be so hard on yourself
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
Very good to hear! I have only just started this and it sometimes feels like their may not be an audience, so that's great news :)
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
Dev to Agency ( https://devtoagency.com ) - I am writing on how developers can start and run their own custom software agencies. This is from my experience starting, running, and selling my agency over 8 years... I have never writ
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Freelancers and Agencies: Think Niche(devtoagency.com)
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
CRUD
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
Software developer.... Turned agency owner... But now I have sold my agency after 8 years I and am a "Technical lead"... But by the end of this year will be back to a Software developer (which I am looking forward to!)
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
Mainly HN, also I have a pretty curated Twitter following (tech and startups) so Twitter is second in line, then Indie Hackers, and lastly Tildes at https://tildes.net . Tildes is a new one for me, but I am enjoying its simple UI
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
I hear ya, after my work day I find it very hard to do much more than chill. I am most productive in the morning, and try and find 1 hour before starting my day. I also recommend the book Atomic Habits by James Clear - as he has helped me
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
I think this could work for me. I often feel stress around knowing I should catch up with someone, and then more people get added to that list, and piles up and up. Sometimes I think I put off socialising because there are too many people
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
Good to know, I just did some googling and the wider world seems to very much agree with your opinion!
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
I just finished read my first fiction novel in about 10 years: Dune. Although it’s not quite contemporary - I really enjoyed it so you might too. There is also a bunch of follow on books I may delve into one day... but right now I’m back t
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
Sure, feel free to email chris at devtoagency dot com
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by chrisrickard 6y ago
Rails, PHP, or Django. Tried and tested, strong communities.

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