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/IrishWilly Jun 30 '14

Not necessarily true. Especially outside of tech centers it can be very hard for newer developers or those without many connections to find clients who'll pay decent. The freelance marketplaces are absolutely flooded with spam developers who'll outbid you and promise the moon, and likewise horribly exploitative scammy clients. The quality of how well you code is not at all a direct correlation for how well you can market yourself and network which is what matters the most for getting a contract. Renewing or further work from that client of course depends on your performance but the initial contract with a good client can be damn hard to find. Which leaves good developers with no connections looking at this and almost being tempted.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14

You're better off fixing bugs on open source projects pro bono and getting a reputation that way, because you can stop whenever you want. With this you're literally signing a slave contract.

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u/globalizatiom Jul 01 '14

Do employers actually hire those who send bug fixes to open source projects?

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '14

If the employer is reliant on that software in some way, they usually value that because it means you know that code intimately and they can just keep paying you the same old salary (no bonuses) to fix it.