How to Survive as a Solo Dev for Like a Decade or So

Re:How to Survive as a Solo Dev for Like a Decade or So by brndnmtthws on Thursday May 04, 2017 @01:26PM (#14266800)

You can get shared space in a WeWork for about $350/month. Includes coffee, water, great internet, and if you're like me and enjoy interacting with humans, it does the trick. This is my preferred situation these days. Plus, when you travel, you can use WeWorks around the world (for a nominal fee).

I even made a video about it: https://youtu.be/912WN4gUBCs

Edit: I'm not affiliated with WeWork (aside from being a customer). I just like their business.

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Re:How to Survive as a Solo Dev for Like a Decade or So by ianamartin on Thursday May 04, 2017 @07:49PM (#14269935)

My experience with coworking spaces in NYC (specifically WeWork and Coworkrs) is that there's very little in the way of peace and quiet there--especially at the lowest price point. If you need to take calls, too bad. It's like trying to work out of a frat house most of the time.

It's probably totally fine for certain types of work, but for me it wasn't a good place when you had to really focus on solving problems and writing code. Way too many distractions.

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Re:How to Survive as a Solo Dev for Like a Decade or So by brndnmtthws on Friday May 05, 2017 @01:07AM (#14271240)

Indeed, it's the equivalent of working in an "open floor plan" office.

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