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ianpri

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About ianpri

Freelance UK/London based dev looking to move into SaaS type products. Currently working on a mobile e-learning product and email authoring system - my site is http://ianpridham.com / hello@ianpridham.com

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    Based on your skillset I would start to reach out to smaller businesses using a similar stack asking if they would be interested in a retainer package for all those little tweaks, …

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    Comment #13549140

    OpenPlay | London | ONSITE OR REMOTE (UK only), https://www.openplay.co.uk We're a sports/activity marketplace looking for a mid-level full stack PHP developer, daily activities in…

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    Comment #11877587

    How did you find react native? Did you learn on the job? Wanting to take the dive but some articles seem to mention RN's teething pains

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    Comment #10094741

    If you're going to be moving around Europe then having a "full stack" skillset is going to be the most advantageous - 3 month type gigs for devops are going to be much harder to fi…

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    Comment #8716192

    I agree that short breaks away from the "norm" is good, but this isn't really unique to startups - i'd wager that you could gain the same benefits by just taking a vacation than tr…

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    Comment #8716110

    Not sure I can really agree with much in this article, which seems to contradict itself (get more focused by not doing A and B, instead use your spare time for X and Y) and ignores…

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    Comment #8538011

    Why not flip it and offer them your "standard NDA" with more reasonable terms? If they don't want to sign it due to having to incur legal expenses to check its all above board then…

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    Comment #8036800

    Although i'm unsure of the legality, you might want to add hackintosh/OSX86 setups in there as well, matching the right hardware combos is a big part of getting it all setup and th…

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    Comment #7276762

    Just tried to add a project and some of my thoughts - you might want to mention more clearly that current posting projects is free - Do you need to ask for address details just to …

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    Comment #7190027

    due to the way the account was "handed over" to the attacker, it puts Twitter in a difficult position - they don't really want to open the floodgates of having to investigate every…

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    Comment #6633623

    I'd look to freelance yourself out to London agencies on the proviso that the majority of work is to be done remotely and that you'll be around for kick off meetings etc. Once they…

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    Comment #6359665

    as others have said, earning 300-350 per day sounds great, but you need to factor in any "perks" your fulltime job has that contracting can't offer - pension contributions (start m…

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    Comment #5743044

    I don't think this is a problem that can be solved via a technical solution to be honest. Personal recommendation can go a some way, but being able to vet developers for a specific…

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    Comment #4960449

    Some of this is awfully bad advice - why is it useful to work directly with multiple designers/developers rather than a single point of contact/project manager? isn't this pushing …

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    Comment #4875830

    Really nice an intuitive, the only thing I couldn't seem to do is assign multiple flags to one answer?

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    Comment #4779481

    Just got the email: Dear Fogger, It is with a heavy heart that I let you know that the PHP Fog service will be discontinued in December in favor of AppFog, which is PHP Fog 2.0. I …

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    Comment #4727681

    SEEKING WORK - Remote (based in London) Full-time freelancer, working remotely (although able to make meetings in London) over 10 years of PHP experience, currently mainly working …

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    Comment #4631774

    Really nice execution. I think that the core feature that is apparent when using the app (simplicity) is going to be one of the downsides of using it in a team based environment: 1…

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    Comment #4628504

    Have you thought of approaching someone else at your work if side projects are allowed? Add me to the list of interested but not quite sure what it is, if you're looking for a hand…

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    Comment #4596500

    SEEKING WORK - Remote (based in London) Full-time freelancer, working remotely (although able to make meetings in London) over 10 years of PHP experience, currently mainly working …

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    Comment #4563902

    The antique dealer's TV is to the left of his Lexus in the background.

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    Comment #4554306

    Based on previous comments people have posted on HN in the past: 1)Going from initial meeting to completed sale is a very long, drawn out process with a very large group of shareho…

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    Comment #4525753

    Interested in what you mean by annotating the page after caching it, do you have any more info on this?

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    Comment #4509974

    I think they're getting at the way Google hiked their prices which resulted in some peoples bills rising by a factor of 100. GAE has every right to make money - it was the speed an…