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You will get lots of advice, but if you are going to use this as your sole source of income then you need to ensure you have enough money put aside to cope with those periods where you aren't working.
Don't have more than 30% of your income from a single client.
To be honest, this is such a big topic that it can't be answered in a forum post. You need to learn about things like client networking, budgeting, project planning and so on. These are more to do with running a business than being a developer.
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n3rdy wrote: How one can be successful freelance programmer?
Depends on what you mean by success. But if that somehow embodies making money then a primary requirement is that the programmer must learn how to 'sell'. They must be able to find clients and convince them to pay for the service.
Second criteria is that one must learn how to manage the business side. That includes being able to provide good estimates, ones that really represent all of the work. And being able to manage clients which means keeping them satisfied without giving them so much free labor in the process that one fails. It helps also to be able to walk away from the clients that just will not work.
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Clickety[^]
Edit: Updated link
modified 24 Dec '12 - 6:00.
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I'll stick to NORAD
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
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Santa's hat and codeproject's icon are not matching.
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I've repainted my shed the approved green colour.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Shed Petition[ ^]
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oh how last year, it should be grey, havent you heard its all the rage
50 sheds of grey
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Since neither one is a shed, what does it matter?
Or are you attempting to convey the concept of "shade," an entirely different thing, and one which is also subject to multiple interpretations? For one, it is currently very dark outside, so neither the hat, nor Bob can cast any shade. Things may change come morning, but I wouldn't bet the farm on that.
On the other hand, Santa's hat has always been red, Bob has always been green, and the CodeProject background has been orange since Chris spent a 4-day weekend in the server room with two hundred and fifty-six hamsters, four cases of tequila, 10 pounds of limes, a rather large salt lick, a 100 pound sack of peanuts, and a turkey baster. Rumour has it that one of the hamsters had a video camera and a fetish for the colour orange, but independent, sober witnesses have not been able to confirm this.
Things are what they are, and most of us like it that way. Deal with it, and have a Merry Christmas - or whatever they celebrate this time of year on the home planet - and a great New Year. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Same to you and you Loved ones,
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Damn you Roger, the first vote-worthy post in ages, and the voting system is still on the fritz. 
+5!
Software Zen: delete this;
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Christan and I have some fairly erudite conversations on the google chat whatsit.
me: get to work grassian, stop buggerising around
Christian: LOL
I am about to take my son to the loo. Our septic is full. We can't get it emptied until the new year
me: ahh well there are other options
Christian: grin you'd think. I have 11 acres
me: tell the septic to move out
Bryce
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So you've got nothing better to do on Christmas Eve than talking sh*t to a Taz? Crikey! Don't they have any sheep down there?
As for Christian's little problem, there were bushes long before septic tanks. I'm sure that on 11 acres he'll find a solution to the problem more suitable than anything 9.5 million nerds might suggest.
Merry Christmas to the both of you, and your favorites ewes and offspring. Thanks for many years of friendship and fun, and I'll raise a glass to the promise of many more! But, please, let's find something more interesting to discuss than poop next year... 
Will Rogers never met me.
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You are a legend!
I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly
"I have sexdaily. I mean dyslexia. Fcuk!"
Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife
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... your year old laptop still has the factory clingfilm mostly attached to the LCD bezel.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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What's wrong with that? I hate removing those plastic protection sheets because I do not like my things to be scratched or damaged. The same reason any new phone I get I buy a case and screen protector.
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My Italian grand parents had plastic on their nice furniture until they died. They died with a lot of stuff in mint condition, I never really understood it.
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Yeah, there's one of those glurge things out there about using your best cutlery and crockery every day... I tend to agree. What's the point of having it pristine in a cupboard and not being used?
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i properly applied screen protector is nearly invisible; dad's trash is hanging loose on one side and semi-crumpled on most of the other side and the top.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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..your signature is longer than your message*
Like mine
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Worse yet - your signature is not only longer than your message, but more intelligent and meaningful! Been there, done that... 
Will Rogers never met me.
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That could be as well "investment protection"  but like with everything in life... don't overdo it!
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you care.
Peter Wasser
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
Frank Zappa
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What so when I hand the laptop on down the family route it is in mint condition 
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Hello Friends
I start learning C#, hoping to find a job; After two years, now I am ready for taking a real job. But where ever I go, they ask me work sample which I do not have.
I decided to create a Web Application as work sample but I do not have any idea to start with.
Can you please help with that?
SignatureNotFoundException
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Well, it would be our sample and not yours.
If you want to be employed because or your ability to research, design and build a system/application/whatever, then I suggest your do your own research, designing and building.
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A web app is probably the wrong thing to write as a demonstration of your C# skill set. You'd be better off doing a desktop app so you can simply bring a laptop and show it to the interviewer. To show your versatility, write both a winforms and a wpf version of the same application.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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As an suppliment to what Dave and John have suggested you might also get involved here on CP write some article showcasing your talent.
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Building a web application is too vague. What do you want it to do? Come up with scenarios, work out what the user stories are. Gather your requirements.
As a hint, it's a good idea to work in something you are interested in. That way you will be able to keep going when you hit problems.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
As a hint, it's a good idea to work in something you are interested in.
Explains why I have this urge to write alcohol-related apps all the time.
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Look at some popular free apps and write a clone.
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if you have been using C# for 2 years surely you have written something in it you can show them or at least tell them about.
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Personally, if I was going to write a web app to show off my skills, I would write a simple app, using js html5 on the front end and c# web services serving up data from a db at the back end.
I'd make it simple - maybe just search, select, edit something. With pictures.
And I'd make the GUI as unlike a web page and as much like a desktop app as possible.
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Meysam Tolouee wrote: I start learning C#, hoping to find a job; After two years, now I am ready for taking a real job. But where ever I go, they ask me work sample which I do not have.
A work sample? They asked me a lot (after changing employee five times), but never "code". An interview is plain that; no need to get unreasonable.
Meysam Tolouee wrote: I decided to create a Web Application as work sample but I do not have any idea to start with.
Start with what you know. And one of the data-models of http://www.databaseanswers.org/[^]. Start as small as possible.
"And iterate"
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As others whose opinions I respect a lot have said, don't do a web application. I know that there are a lot of really challenging, clever web apps out there, but the people who do the hiring aren't smart enough to tell whether you've done something clever or copied something from Facebook.
Here's my take, and believe me that it's worth all that it costs, since I'm not even a real programmer, just a guy who sometimes writes a bit of code, or hires someone to do the hard parts for him.
Pick a current technology that takes more than trivial skill to implement well; John's suggestion of WPF is a good one, but there are others. Think of some task that you, or someone you know currently has to do that requires many manual steps that should be automated. Design an app using your selected technology that will simplify that task in some way, then write your solution in C#. If you're not in a great hurry, write an article about your solution and post it here at CodeProject in the C# Forums. You will get feedback to help you to improve your product and polish your presentation, and as a byproduct, some others who are also trying to get their start in the field will gain some insight from what you have written.
Having done these things, you'll have a sample of working code programmed to solve a real world problem that you can show a potential employer, and you'll have a link to a well respected programming forum that shows your involvement in the profession, and commitment to sharing your skill with others, both hallmarks of a team player.
I may be full of sh*t, but I think that's a winning hand in the job game, and I wish you the best of luck.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Anyone here owns either or both of these? If so, some feedback/comparisons would be great. Thank you.
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I had to set up a KF for my mother.
It was very simple to use and as functional as needs to be for her requirements.
I cannot give a comparison, (not used the nexus yet), but as a simple tablet for every day use the Fire is good value for money.
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
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Thanks.
Was that the HD version?
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I looked at them both before I selected my Christmas present to me from the wife, and decided that the Nexus was a better way to go - I think the Fire is a bit more hard-wired to Amazon than I wanted from an Android device. Now there is a 32Gb version of the Nexus, I know which I'd prefer (and it ain't a Kindle under my tree!)
Plus, there is Amazon's annoying habit of only releasing kit in the UK when it is about to be replaced in the US...if they had launched the Fire in the UK a year ago...
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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Thank you. My google-ing tells me the same, that as a tablet device, the Nexus 7 has an edge. That said unless you buy and install tons of apps/games/books, 16 GB should suffice, right?
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Depends - my MP3 collection won't fit into it by a long way, and if you think about it in terms of a movie collection (copied from your own DVD's of course) they work out at about 500MB per hour (or more if you are using Hi Res). It don't take many of them to fill the 32GB!
Plus, it looks like the 16GB has performance problems if the free space drops below 3GB : http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/385943/20120919/nexus7-16gb-performance-issue-3gbstorage-asus-google.htm[^] - this was in September though, so it may have been fixed by now.
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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Thanks, good feedback there!
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BTW, thanks once again Griff. Got the Nexus 7 16 GB this morning
I decided not to spend the extra 300 for the 10" screen or the extra 60 for the 32 GB. And in any case, this is for my 5 year old.
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You're welcome!
5YO! 
When I was 5, we were lucky to get an orange, some nuts and an Airfix model!
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
When I was 5, we were lucky to get an orange, some nuts and an Airfix model!
My one trouble now is he tries out the microphone search feature. Sometimes the search results are not 100% child-safe. I have no idea how to disable that though.
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I haven't tried it (no kids) but there is a Android version of Net Nanny: http://www.netnanny.com/mobile[^] - might be worth a look.
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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Nish Sivakumar wrote: this is for my 5 year old
Merry Xmas, Nish,
If your 5 year old gets a Nexus for Xmas, what will he/she have to look forward to in the future ?
If I had a 5 year old, they'd be lucky to get an Etch-A-Sketch [^], but, perhaps your child has your technical genes, and is: a prodigy !
yrs, Bill
"We live in a world ruled by fictions: mass merchandising, advertising, politics as advertising, instant translation of science, technology, into popular imagery, increasing blur of identity in realms of consumer goods, preempting any free, original, imaginative, response to experience by the television screen. We live in an enormous novel. For a writer it's less necessary to invent a novel's fictional content: fiction's already there. A writer's task is to invent a reality." J. G. Ballard, 1974
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BillWoodruff wrote: Merry Xmas, Nish,
Thank you, and Merry Christimas to you, Bill.
BillWoodruff wrote:
If your 5 year old gets a Nexus for Xmas, what will he/she have to look
forward to in the future
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He got an Xbox 360 / Kinect last Christmas, so this is a bit of a step-down.
BillWoodruff wrote: but, perhaps your child has your technical genes, and is: a prodigy !
Well, so far I haven't noticed a particular interest in computers/tech gadgets in him, not any more than other kids his age.
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My dear fellow, why are you even contemplating a decision!?
Run - don't walk - to your nearest web store (do not stop at the Drones) and git yerself a shiny new Nexus 7 (the fatter the better). I've ![Heart | [heart]](/script/Forums/Images/love.gif) d my Nexus 7 ever since I got my grubby hands on it around four months ago. May I also recommend this[^] most excellent (and economical) case? I paid $9 (including shipping to Canada) in August.
As Aunt Agatha would say, "you've done well, Bertie!"
/ravi
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