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That's hilarious and actually a very valid point. I feel like companies treat customer support as an afterthought. AI or outsourced, it's just a bad experience and no better than w…

I've seen mixed sentiments out there. What has been your experience from the customer-side?

Agree!

Well, if we aren’t developing (creating and bringing to life new software solutions), engineering (designing and building software systems), or architecting (planning and structuri…

I’m curious, what’s your opinion on people using the term Engineer even though they don’t have a formal Engineering degree, but do have experience?

Valid point! But don't you think there could be instances where this could be useful for both ends, the freelancer and the customer? There are instances where the customer already …

I see your point, but it's not the intention here :)

Not really, it's more of the way I would charge my customer as a freelancer. When I mention development-as-a-service, I don't mean to create a platform, its just a way to describe …

I don't see why doing DaaS would limit the customer in choosing developers. I mean, I'm not talking about having a SaaS-style platform where the customer registers an account and s…

Isn't consultancy more of providing guidance and advice about specific subjects?

I’m currently testing this. One customer is already paying $2,500/month for development services. I’m wondering if I should provide my freelance services this way. Like with Design…

Looks great, what motivated you to build this?

Hey HN – I built a simple web-based cash register called Take a Sale: https://takeasale.com It’s a PWA that works entirely offline, no backend required. The idea is to give small s…

Is it a good or bad idea? Think of lifetime deals like the ones found in AppSumo. It could be for a limited time only (suitable for early access) or as the only pricing option for …