rmcastil

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by rmcastil 13y ago
It sounds like you're already ahead of the curve with your programming experience. Don't fall into the trap thinking that is all you'll need for a stable career for the rest of your life. One issue that you alluded to, is tha
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Why You Should Consider Working for a Consultancy(challengeacceptedhq.com)
1 points by rmcastil 13y ago|0 comments
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by rmcastil 13y ago
Referrals is a big way to make the switch. You want to do such an awesome job for a client on Elance that they'll want to hire you. The best way to do this is to figure out a clients return on investment when hiring you. If they'r
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by rmcastil 13y ago
> 3 weeks without a paycheck isn't exceptional in freelancing, at all. I agree 100% with everything patio11 had to say. There is real fear involved when you have these low periods. Just because you're overwhelmed with work now
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by rmcastil 13y ago
Exactly. A consultant's job is to deliver results from day one. If not, they're quickly out the door. The same can't be said for staff because they are considered an investment by their employer and therefore kept around much
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by rmcastil 13y ago
True. But for a lot of people they don't want to manage the additional overhead. Sure at £400/day could roughly equate to £100,000/yr but that's as optimistic as you can get (assuming you work 5 days a week and only take
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by rmcastil 13y ago
In another thread, someone mentioned selling and getting from "hello to a signed contract" is one of the hardest parts of freelancing. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7224666 I tried to address that concern w
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Why Your Spouse Should be Your First Client(challengeacceptedhq.com)
1 points by rmcastil 13y ago|1 comments
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by rmcastil 13y ago
Thanks for the reply! > the current process is to hold the money from the clients in the bank account for the sanity of both client and freelancer. Sounds kind of like an escrow service. What kind of measures does he have in place if the
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by rmcastil 13y ago
Interesting business concept. From their copy it seems like their goal is to remove a lot of the pains developers have associated with doing freelance. My main concerns would be 1. How much does the service cost. Is it a percentage of your
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by rmcastil 13y ago
> How do you guys deliver code/value fast on the first day I haven't been a FTE in a while but here are some of the things I do as a consultant: 1. Ask for a simpler feature. On the first day you may be given a feature to work
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by rmcastil 13y ago
> freelance with the company for a trial period Agreed. The risk here though is that with freelancing the expectations are higher, your impact needs to be felt in week one (or even day one in some situations) or else you'll loose t
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by rmcastil 13y ago
Have you ever had a client? If not then you should go with any of the above. Just prove to yourself you can get paid. Regarding how to get a higher pay you've got to put yourself in the mind of a potential client. What do they value?
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by rmcastil 13y ago
Is scaling up or accepting a cap on your revenue your only options? How are you currently billing? Hourly/weekly? Have these rates really been maxed out? I've been a part of and seen multiple consultancies that have crapped out be
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How Savings Impact Freelancing(challengeacceptedhq.com)
1 points by rmcastil 13y ago|0 comments
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Getting your finances ready for going independent(challengeacceptedhq.com)
1 points by rmcastil 13y ago|0 comments
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by rmcastil 13y ago
> You could convince them that they were the most knowledgeable person in the world I agree. I'm just saying that the challenging part (especially for those with impostor syndrome) is actually being able to convince them they are th
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by rmcastil 13y ago
To be fair to Mike he does say "Nothing is a cure all". I agree with your point though. Different people have this condition at different degrees and there is no such thing as a catch all solution. Some people need mantras and som
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by rmcastil 13y ago
> If we want to increase the percentage of effective non-impostors, we need the experts to learn to accept their expert status. I'd argue that a good part of what helps some of these people achieve the expert status is their imposto
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by rmcastil 13y ago
> Imposter syndrome is not about "fake it till you make it". Overcoming imposter syndrome is realizing that you have made it. I'd have to disagree here. Impostor syndrome is an emotion. People overcome them in different wa
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by rmcastil 13y ago
> Personally I think actual impostors are more endemic and just as likely to latch onto advice like this. This is completely true. Except true impostors are likely to half-ass the second step.
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by rmcastil 13y ago
I'm the author of the "further reading" article in the post and this is exactly how I deal with my bouts with impostor syndrome. I've been around enough "experts" to know they're just average guys/gal
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Building our Local Developer Community(refactorstud.io)
1 points by rmcastil 13y ago|0 comments
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How to Win at Conferences(refactorstud.io)
4 points by rmcastil 13y ago|0 comments
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by rmcastil 13y ago
One thing I tell a lot of people who are getting into TDD is to focus on what you want the class's interface (AKA API) to look like. This means that you can start with the assertion and work your way backwards. As the author alludes to
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by rmcastil 13y ago
I like the idea. I'm curious of what will be done in the four weeks. Is it pure coding or is it also R&D into the potential product's market? Will they be working on other client work in parallel or be fully dedicated to the s
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by rmcastil 13y ago
I've come to a similar conclusion but I tend to think of it as solving little problems with the simplest solution possible. Don't pre optimize and don't pre abstract. This is a thought process I think you arrive at when you&#
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by rmcastil 13y ago
As I've come to believe its always a communication (or generally human) problem rather than technical. Yet another blunder in line with the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Gimli Glider.
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by rmcastil 13y ago
Compared to Linux distros 10 years ago Ubuntu makes setup/use dead simple. I remember when I first tried Linux (Slackware) many moons ago it was like an epic achievement to get it up and running. Then Ubuntu came out and it almost felt
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by rmcastil 14y ago
If any of you wonder whether you use an application everyday that still utilizes Tcl/Tk, you may be surprised ( https://github.com/git/git/tree/master/git-gui/lib ).

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