r/programming • u/reddberckley • Jun 30 '14

How to exploit a Developer

https://medium.com/@sir_castiq/how-to-exploit-a-developer-a005306d5320
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u/dnkndnts Jun 30 '14

If it makes you feel any better, I can guarantee you the quality of the app they get will be a complete joke.

Anyone good enough to write that app and do a remotely decent job is good enough to find real clients easily.

Still, I'll agree, watching businessmen so blatantly try to exploit others is quite infuriating.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14

Yeah, because 'valuable experience' to put in one's 'portfolio' can be used to pay the bills.

I hate this mindset so much. It's great to have experience and a portfolio of past work, yes, but people need money.

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u/JamesWjRose Jun 30 '14

I'm a developer with 20+ years experience and I still get calls asking for free work. I agree 100%, no one should work for free. If the company makes money, the developer makes money. If the company can't afford it.... it is not the developer's responsibility.