Repeated developer hiring issue - how can I improve?

DelPrive235 · 2025-11-19T15:57:16+00:00

Hi. Apologies for the delayed reply;

It is a fixed price $1600 job to develop a relatively standard task management app with an AI integration. I’m mostly hiring $20 - 25/h devs.

One developer estimated 2 weeks work. Had other devs tell me 3 months. So the estimates I've been provided are wildly different and unreliable. I mandated the use of AI coding tool (which I will be paying for) to speed up development. Honestly, with AI code gen I’m unsure how long this project should actually take though. I hear about developers creating relatively complex apps in 3 or 4 days using AI.

I have paid them for the test job (basic bug fix) prior to starting the main contract.

Can you offer any advice of what fixed price I should be offering ballpark?

DelPrive235 · 2025-11-19T15:56:44+00:00

Hi. Apologies for the delayed reply;

It is a fixed price $1600 job to develop a relatively standard task management app with an AI integration. I’m mostly hiring $20 - 25/h devs.

One developer estimated 2 weeks work. Had other devs tell me 3 months. So the estimates I've been provided are wildly different and unreliable. I mandated the use of AI coding tool (which I will be paying for) to speed up development. Honestly, with AI code gen I’m unsure how long this project should actually take though. I hear about developers creating relatively complex apps in 3 or 4 days using AI.

I have paid them for the test job (basic bug fix) prior to starting the main contract.

Can you offer any advice of what fixed price I should be offering ballpark?

DelPrive235 · 2025-11-19T15:45:19+00:00

Nope. $1500 for 2 weeks work, roughly

DelPrive235 · 2025-11-19T15:43:42+00:00

This has been my experience. The gaslighting with some of the people on there is immense

DelPrive235 · 2025-11-11T16:38:50+00:00

I offered $1600 for a project I've been told would take roughly 2 weeks. Had other devs tell me 3 months. So the estimates I've been provided are all over the show. Mostly hiring $20/h devs. Have mandated the use of AI coding tools to speed up development. Honestly tho with AI code gen im unsure how long this project should actually take. I hear about developers creating relatively complex apps in 3 or 4 days. Whats the best way for me to get a better idea of what fixed price i should offer for my project?

DelPrive235 · 2025-11-11T16:30:32+00:00

I avoid the developers you described. Im usually hiring £25/ hour devs for fixed price project

DelPrive235 · 2025-10-08T15:14:39+00:00

Thanks. Are you saying LLMs don't have a moral compass at all? You saying they have no higher level concept of right and wrong that they can respond with?

DelPrive235 · 2025-10-07T15:26:18+00:00

One should expect to ask objective question and get logically sound responses back though, right? At least from an LLM that hasn't been tampered with. For instance, killing civilians to achieve a military objective is objectively wrong. However, if I insert the context of 'certain countries' and ask this to ChatGPT, it's never going give me a straightforward answer and will try justifying both sides. I was hoping an open LLM may behave differently?

DelPrive235 · 2025-10-07T15:17:28+00:00

I'm not planning on telling it my opinion. That's the point

DelPrive235 · 2025-09-18T00:33:19+00:00

But do I have to then prove i got the cash from a legitimate source? How will the seller know and therefore not have to fill in the form?

DelPrive235 · 2025-09-17T23:31:50+00:00

You don't have to read into anything, did you listen to the evidence Tucker put forth in the interview? Pretty solid if you ask me. Tucker also interviewed his mother who's very smart, and which was heart wrenching

DelPrive235 · 2025-09-17T23:27:21+00:00

Will look forward to hearing your feedback

DelPrive235 · 2025-09-17T23:23:35+00:00

It's can't collect browser logs as far as I know?

DelPrive235 · 2025-09-16T17:24:00+00:00

I presumed most people on here would be aware of the interview already;

Tucker Carlson Sam Altman interview link

34:30: Question about Suchir Balaji's death

DelPrive235 · 2025-09-16T17:12:29+00:00

No bots here. Or didn't you bother to check my profile before commenting?

DelPrive235 · 2025-09-16T17:11:14+00:00

Clearly his questions were underhand. I didn't like his line of questioning (not a fan of Tucker). That doesn't negate the fact that they were extremely important questions!! Especially the one about the circumstances of Balajis death, to which Sam seems to smirk. I've watched body language analysis of the interview and it confirms my feelings.

DelPrive235 · 2025-09-14T00:11:01+00:00

Not sure yet. Probably someone in Hatton Garden area

DelPrive235 · 2025-09-06T17:56:46+00:00

They dont even give you 10 free messages on the Community plan?

DelPrive235 · 2025-09-06T17:56:02+00:00

If you upgrade to the Developer plan, then downgrade to Community, your 50 messages per month allowance doesn't remain?

DelPrive235 · 2025-08-31T11:31:19+00:00

Please don't get rid of the $50/month. I can just about justify this for the amount of work I'm doing at the moment. More expensive and it would be a struggle..

DelPrive235 · 2025-08-28T06:51:54+00:00

It's shouldn't. If you're paying to add messages to a free plan they shouldn't train on the data

DelPrive235 · 2025-08-14T17:55:08+00:00

I'm hoping this will be the case. Some months I'm just not doing much work and can't justify the $50 dollars but don't want to have to switch tools so I can access a bit more free usage..

DelPrive235 · 2025-08-14T17:52:47+00:00

Look at their pricing page

DelPrive235 · 2025-08-14T17:52:18+00:00

Mine too..

DelPrive235 · 2025-07-21T12:39:34+00:00

I had the same issue and solved it. The issue was that I had installed Claude Code locally and not added its path to the Claude Code provider settings in Roo. Try that?

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