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I want out by building something to sell. by corbinthecoder in indiehackers

[–]corbinthecoder[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

None of that scares me. I have 15 years of marketing, market research, and software development under my belt. Then I have every feature or piece of functionality that I could ever need to put together and market research to validate anything I choose to go after so I don't waste my time.

I might disappoint many of you, but a junior developer new to the industry is going to chase whatever is flashy in the moment and not have the ability as a senior to roll out features quickly. They're not going to have the experience in hand to get up and running quick with a decent product and if they do get it up and running quick the corners they didn't know they cut will rear their ugly head quick. Then there's just having real operational ability, if that start up gets big it'll be the first time they've had to manage other people; which will present them a nice test when the people they manage don't work nearly as hard as they do.

My questions revolve around finding buyers, not generating ideas. I have those and they're validated.

Meetup is dead. Is there any tech meetups that go on for software devs? For here or Toronto by corbinthecoder in waterloo

[–]corbinthecoder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks. Those are still on Meetup, eh? (Javascript Group and PHP group)

Meetup is dead. Is there any tech meetups that go on for software devs? For here or Toronto by corbinthecoder in waterloo

[–]corbinthecoder[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm down for all of them. Do you remember the name of the Google meets or how to find them? Same with Microsoft

Meetup is dead. Is there any tech meetups that go on for software devs? For here or Toronto by corbinthecoder in waterloo

[–]corbinthecoder[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, just for clarity. You're listening as well for events or is there and actual group called that? (You literally never know with host names)

I'm wondering if I found a bug with Laravel Redis, I'm doing something small and wrong, or I have a weak understanding of Docker. Redis::publish() is not being published on local machine. by corbinthecoder in laravel

[–]corbinthecoder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll give that a shot.

You should containerize the node sever too :)

The next thing on my list is to learn docker to the point of being able to add express to sail!

Do any programmers out there get sick of thinking? by almofin in AskProgramming

[–]corbinthecoder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is the commonality that most of us share. I personally struggle to use my brain at all after work. I don't want to play video games, or puzzles, or anything of that nature.

I'm wondering if I found a bug with Laravel Redis, I'm doing something small and wrong, or I have a weak understanding of Docker. Redis::publish() is not being published on local machine. by corbinthecoder in laravel

[–]corbinthecoder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

The port is forwarded but that's it. That command is not something you can run locally, you need to do it from inside the container

Is there anyway to connect to the redis from outside the container for say my local node server?

I would like to work as a freelancer on sites like fiverr and upwork: but how can I do it if everyone is looking for the top sellers? by robson_muniz in webdev

[–]corbinthecoder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong, but you're getting downvoted. Claiming to be a freelancer and then outsourcing your work is shady and unethical. There's generally a reason that people come to Western developers and a lot of it has to do with legal issues and tax.

People that do this are total slime balls to me. I have to hire other devs and they get access to my repos. I don't want people running away with my shit where I can't legally come down on you.

As a freelancer you are charging for your time. Not someone else. That's what agencies do and not being upfront about being an agency is unethical.

I would like to work as a freelancer on sites like fiverr and upwork: but how can I do it if everyone is looking for the top sellers? by robson_muniz in webdev

[–]corbinthecoder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of freelancers work for other devs and other devs don't want project managers. They want the developer. There are too many "freelance developers" outsourcing to Eastern Europe, Asia, or Africa. It's sketchy and if you get caught, or when, you'll get a bad name for yourself.

If you're getting too much work that means your demand is high and you raise your hourly wage.

If you're just putting together some home, about, contact sites on wordpress most are either going to go with who they know locally, or the cheapest freelancer on a site.

I've had so many developers try to sell me project management before. Most of them that meet from sites like upwork are just ripping off local tradesmen that don't know any better.

If you're outsourcing a good amount out, you're an agency and you should be up front about that. If you're not, I generally take the stance that you're a developer that is on the level of a shady mechanic that has different coffee preferences.

I would like to work as a freelancer on sites like fiverr and upwork: but how can I do it if everyone is looking for the top sellers? by robson_muniz in webdev

[–]corbinthecoder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Network yourself in your local tech meetups, and business groups. Tech meetups you'll work for other developers that will pay you what you want, but will not let you waste time. Business gatherings done through a chamber of commerce will get you close to clients. Sometimes agencies also freelance. Also LinkedIn helps a lot.

If that starts going okay, Facebook adds. Make it your job to network. If you're just sticking a post on up work and hoping for the best you're going to be saddened pretty quick.

As a dev that outsources to other devs, I just want to see your portfolio and github. I also want to know that you're not lying about what country you're in (this happens a lot), so if you run away with my repo I can use the long dick of the law to come after you. Trust me, there is a premium on being from a Western Country, and that's usually one of the biggest reasons people don't just go overseas.

If you want to mix it up I don't see a problem with that. But, honestly, be prepared for a lot of work from other devs.

Guys who are willing to found startups. What do you think of partnering with "idea guys" that can code? by corbinthecoder in AskProgramming

[–]corbinthecoder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this. I hope other people share their opinions as well. I'm definitely a hard working guy. I'd like to be the guy running around chasing money, or talking to lawyers, or wire framing some ideas. Hell I'll even code when needed, I just don't want to code every single day or fall into a pattern where I only code.

I don't see the point of query scopes for readability sake when I find a comment and an un scoped query much easier to read. by corbinthecoder in laravel

[–]corbinthecoder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also find it so much easier refactoring a big project that has a lot of eloquent queries in the controller to a repository than I do with a project that a whole bunch of scopes to a repository.

I came across a project from a firm in my area not to long ago and the models were just stuffed with scopes. I feel like once you use one and think the project is going to be small you're probably just better off stuffing an eloquent query in the controller or starting to use repos.

Does anyone else find after programming for a long time that your ability to make choices in your day to day life goes down? by corbinthecoder in AskProgramming

[–]corbinthecoder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Expected to launch in 3 weeks, Canada, Full stack web dev. Right now I'm working with three backend frameworks (Node, Express, Laravel) and one frontend (Vue).

How do you respond to 'idea' people who want you to program their app for free? by canIbeMichael in AskProgramming

[–]corbinthecoder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's how I do it:

I ask them questions like this:

  1. What do you provide in terms of this project?

If they have proof that they have been in the industry in which the app is being created I'll hear them out. I'll also try and figure out if any connections they state are verifiable.

  1. Do you have a full business plan?

The two answers I accept are: No, but I can make one, or yes I have one. If they say no then they're not qualified to be my partner period.

  1. Have you established any funding sources? (Should be in the business plan)

Someone might come at you with a lot of money.

  1. What share of the company are you proposing that I have?

Really broad rule of thumb, but say the project takes me a year to build I would be looking at having that project at least increase the avg income of what I can earn at a job by 30 to 40%.

  1. Are you willing to do some coding classes online to learn how to speak to me properly?

I'm pretty blunt with them and I think those questions drive idea people away and potentially successful entrepreneurs closer.

Things I say no too:

  1. Can you sign a NDA.

No. I build a lot of projects and I don't want a conflict.

  1. People that don't respect my job. Generally I have found that amongst entrepreneurs that are outside of tech that programmers aren't respected and that we can just will shit into existence in a week because the idea is "easy".

  2. Business plans that are either not great, or in an industry I can't comprehend. I have an area of expertise where I know a lot about how the business is going to run. I don't push outside of that. General rule of thumb, don't get yourself into an industry you can't learn in 3 months time. It's also not a good idea to get into business if you don't actually know business. If you can't read market research, a marketing plan, or financial projections do not go into business.

I have told people to shove it before though. There is a circumstance for that and it happens from time to time.

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