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I'm not convinced that OP needs a laptop but a $100-150 old Thinkpad or low end Chromebook will get you pretty far these days.
A chromebook is not good. A cheap t410 or t400 would be best.
Can you link to your Upwork profile? Have you tried https://www.gun.io/ ?
Please apply at www.WindwardStudios.com. We're looking for a brilliant senior full stack developer.
> We're looking for a brilliant senior full stack developer. How about just a "solid, hard-working senior developer"? When you say "brilliant", most good, competent developers think of a truly 1 in 1000 brilliant developer we know, and think of how short we fall from that. In truth, unless you're doing some kind of advanced machine learning or cutting edge software work, you likely don't need a brilliant developer. A…
Have you applied for unemployment? State benefits may not fully pay the rent but should help. You'll likely need to supply proof that you're looking for work but that sounds like your plan anyway.
With some exceptions (hostile work environment, etc.), unemployment typically won't pay out if you quit a job.
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A chromebook is not good. A cheap t410 or t400 would be best.
Why is a chromebook not good? Battery life is excellent and if crouton is setup, make an excellent low end dev machine.
Have you applied for unemployment? State benefits may not fully pay the rent but should help. You'll likely need to supply proof that you're looking for work but that sounds like your plan anyway.
Step 2: Get your resume on linkedin, ziprecruiter, indeed.com and msg all the tech recruiters you can find on linkedin.
Step 3: Reach out to family if you have any to let you stay with them while you are doing a job search. If not see if a good friend would do that. If not see if you can at least put your wife up with one of her friends so she is safe while you look for a gig.
Also look on craigslist for part time programming jobs. Not great money but it is something. Ask for half up front so you don't get stiffed.
Apply to everything here: https://www.indeed.com/q-Computer-Programming-l-Colorado-job...
Please apply at www.WindwardStudios.com. We're looking for a brilliant senior full stack developer.
> We're looking for a brilliant senior full stack developer. How about just a "solid, hard-working senior developer"? When you say "brilliant", most good, competent developers think of a truly 1 in 1000 brilliant developer we know, and think of how short we fall from that. In truth, unless you're doing some kind of advanced machine learning or cutting edge software work, you likely don't need a brilliant developer. A…