miscellaneous [pb]
I have quite a lot of travelogue to post. Too much to actually post. Or even think about in my current sleep-deprived state. So instead, I thought this was a mildly interesting concept when it floated across the CS graduates' list:
Paul English just launched Codesnap. It's basically craigslist for software -- a site with a lightweight ui where people who need code written can rent a coder. Most of the jobs are pretty small and pay well so it's a great way to make some beer money. (modified for readability)
They're seeking beta-test programmers at the moment.
Obviously, this may be mildly interesting if you do, or need done, small bits of code. I'm more interested in it as a social concept; it seems most akin to places where people post tech-support questions for small fees, and I have no idea how well (or whether) those make any money. It's a curious idea, an eBay or craigslist for small bits of intellectual labor, akin to Amazon's mechanical turk but more specialized, or to online translation or paper-writing sites. The IP ramifications seem nontrivial, too.
Strange world.
Update: Some of the jobs are not what I would call "coding" work, to wit:
Advise on a good open source SMS gateway to send and receive messages: I will pay you just for good advice on this subject. I would like to know if it's compatible with ...
Paul English just launched Codesnap. It's basically craigslist for software -- a site with a lightweight ui where people who need code written can rent a coder. Most of the jobs are pretty small and pay well so it's a great way to make some beer money. (modified for readability)
They're seeking beta-test programmers at the moment.
Obviously, this may be mildly interesting if you do, or need done, small bits of code. I'm more interested in it as a social concept; it seems most akin to places where people post tech-support questions for small fees, and I have no idea how well (or whether) those make any money. It's a curious idea, an eBay or craigslist for small bits of intellectual labor, akin to Amazon's mechanical turk but more specialized, or to online translation or paper-writing sites. The IP ramifications seem nontrivial, too.
Strange world.
Update: Some of the jobs are not what I would call "coding" work, to wit:
Advise on a good open source SMS gateway to send and receive messages: I will pay you just for good advice on this subject. I would like to know if it's compatible with ...