Diverse Tuesdayry

[justbeast]

Who can resist 'if operating systems were like airplanes'-type comparison lists? yuki_onna and I certainly can't. Therefore:
Programming Languages Are To Literary Schools As...

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We went to an Introvert Party at kythryne's house this weekend. Those are a profoundly good idea. An introvert party is where people get together, bring some craft or project to work on

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[lishablog]

As for the coder for hire thing, I do have some wisdom to pass on. You will find that there a lot of people bidding insanely low prices on sites like elance. You cannot compete with them on price. DON'T TRY!

Figure out what you need to charge so that the project will not only pay your bills but also not be hateful to work on, and bid that price. In your proposal make it clear what a kick butt all around person you are. You are in the US. You are reliable. You have excellent customer service skills. You have coded awesome things in the past and there are people who will vouch for your awesomeness. All that jazz.

Also, create a LinkedIn if you haven't already, and ask past coworkers, bosses and customers to write glowing reviews of you. Also, also, add me as a contact. Also, also, also, email me for more discussion about techniques for building a consultancy both on and off of sites like that. (lishevita at always sababa dot com)

[asciilifeform]

Avoid RentACoder like the plague.

[justbeast]

Ahh, why's that?

[justbeast]

Why's that funny? :) Could be just great minds think alike & all that.

[glib_dichotomy]

I like the idea of Build Something Cool in 24 hours. I'm not a coder, but I'm good with user stories, interface design, and testing. I'm in Philly, but could make it to NYC with relative ease.

[firebirdgrrl]

I am sloooowly learning to program. I'd be interested.