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Location: San Francisco Bay Area Remote: Open to all (Remote, in-person, hybrid) Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, React, React Native, Java, Spring, MySQ…

Location: San Francisco Bay Area Remote: Open to all (Remote, in-person, hybrid) Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, React, React Native, Java, Spring, MySQ…

Location: San Francisco Bay Area Remote: Open to all (Remote, in-person, hybrid) Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, React, React Native, Java, Spring, MySQ…

Location: San Francisco Bay Area Remote: Open to all (Remote, in-person, hybrid) Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, React, React Native, Java, Spring, MySQ…

This was one of my biggest issues, even as an experienced developer with a CS degree. I always felt a step behind since I wasn't fluent in the latest and greatest framework. All of…

I can honestly say this was the biggest pain for me as a contractor. I decided to go without health insurance and paid the fine for not paying quarterly taxes just because I didn't…

So after going back and forth with our startup on SOA or not, I have felt like separating these services out of (in our case) a monolithic Rails application has made sense. I would…

Just a hint shift+scroll wheel in a lot of cases will scroll horizontally.

SEEKING WORK - San Fransisco Bay Area or Remote I'm a Rails developer with several years of experience and a CS degree. My area of expertise is building APIs and integrating with e…

The usual advice applies, if you are really worried consult a lawyer. Many will do 30min - 1hr consultations for free and will enlighten you to the risks about your app specificall…

I overlooked the license that would be created for hosting the source internally. That seems like a good route. I also agree that most enterprise clients wouldn't be interested in …

Most SaaS products are run on your servers for clients, but with enterprise clients they may need to run your product internally for various reasons (security, server accesss, etc.…

The main differences between being an individual vs a company are the intentions for which a client hires you. Being 'Designer John Smith' attracts companies hoping to lure you in …

I left work in a way that I believe is less cold turkey and helped ease the transition. Instead of quitting, I told my supervisor that I would like to work as a contractor. My reas…

You can visit Panama next door for a while, it's very low cost for foreigners. They use the US dollar so no currency exchange needed. If I remember correctly it's simple to get a 3…

I like the idea of a freelance focused market place. I have wanted to build a system for it, but before I jump into it, there are several issues that need to be validated. How prev…

So some have commented that finding work is painful, but my current issue is getting rid of clients. here's the link https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6270791 Problem: I would l…

I like http://freshbooks.com it can also track business expenses, invoice, etc. It's nothing ground breaking but I believe they are a strong company and will be around for a long t…

In the 8 years I have owned a Credit Card I have never waited to pay off the full balance. I also get the cash back (0.5% - 1% and 1% - 5%) which isn't a lot, but an instant discou…

I hadn't thought of that, but you're right, it's fairly common to have a retainer with certain contracts. It's related enough fit well into a site like that.

So I've never been apart of a group of consultants, I usually just have personal connections that would fit well taking over the contract. I imagine this is commonly done with othe…