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Isn't this the new name for RentACoder? We used to have a laugh at the requests on there. Things like:
"Wanted: New operating system. Must have unique brand but be able to play all Windows applications. Budget: $30"
This space for rent
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And here's my sign Thought I'd ask. I had to provide all sorts of details before I could see any ideas on money. I'll keep working within my contacts.
Thanks for the laughs
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Are there any legitimate sites for programmers wanting side projects?
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There are legitimate sites (freelancer.com), the problem is the clients. "All code must be on our servers, project must be finished before payment is made, you must be an absolute sucker".
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What he said.
There is actually a need in the market place. The problem is finding decent people to do the work (if they are decent, they tend to be very busy) for people who have no idea how to find them. I'll give you an example...
in the days when there were newsgroups, and I know they still live, I would follow CE related development issues... Someone worked for a company who was managing a convention or something. They had numerous ticket scanners (running CE) that could read a barcode. They wanted an app that would collect scanned tickets on each device, save the results to a file. At the end of a convention, they would collect the devices, remove the files and pull them all into a spreadsheet.
So this guy posted a query if anyone was out there that could do something like that... yeah, I can and did do that. But think about the environment... this guy had no clue who I was. I had no clue who he was. Some risk, but after some phone calls and emails, he had his code, I had my money, all were happy.
I think if you really want to do freelance work - small jobs I'm thinking of - it's not going to happen on these websites. You need to get out there in local groups and network. I hate saying that word. Network. Call it street cred. It's priceless. Code Project is a good start.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I also don't like having pictures of people staring at me while I'm trying to work.
Some that come to mind are/were during various Microsoft installation procedures.
Drives me nuts.
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Ooooh, touchy
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I don't see any ads at all on CP...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Me either - I don't think I ever have. It is one of the very attractive features of the site. Should we be pointing this out, it might get "fixed."
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend; inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. -- Groucho Marx
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That's because CodeProject has information about your financial situation
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They're not staring at you silly! They're mocking you...
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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That third guy looks like he's annoyed with you! Like, "Stop looking for Azure people and get back to work!"
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Can you have a suicide pact without U and I?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Sewside!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Correction:
Make that Sewcyde!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Hey! Are you talking to me?
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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I don't know, don't leave me hanging!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Yup. Its called "They". U and I are not involved.
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Aw, Judas Priest, just let him rest in peace, will ya?
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Do you mean a Tom, Dick, and hara kiri?
Ad astra - both ways!
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What's all this fuss about jumping off the side of a sewer? Is this some kind of millennial-newage-EU thing?
So ends my diatribe.
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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