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Re:Ask HN: I'm an 18 year old programmer; How do I get a job? by crgwbr on Wednesday August 11, 2010 @02:44PM (#1595606)
40k? heh- after being a struggling freelancer for the past ~18 months I'd be happy with 25-30k.
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Re:Ask HN: I'm an 18 year old programmer; How do I get a job? by heresy on Friday August 13, 2010 @10:26PM (#1602820)
It's a lot easier to do freelancing when you've got colleagues you've worked with before who remember your work ethic and output.

And make friends at those places, don't be the unapproachable guy coding away in the corner. It matters. A lot.

I'm effectively earning 2-3 salaries right now because of contract side gigs for former colleagues.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm an 18 year old programmer; How do I get a job? by jshen on Wednesday August 11, 2010 @04:48PM (#1596055)
if you can code, and you can show it, you should never make so little
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