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Re:The Challenges of Being in the New Contract Workforce by lev99 on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @03:08PM (#16217131)
Being a contract developer is a happy place to be. Here are some things you haven't mentioned.

* Contract developers have greater flexibility on taxes. "Pass through" entities are big now.

* Contract developers are more independent in a lot of ways. Some employees have clauses where they give up all IP they create.

* Contract developers often move from project to project more, which gives them a better network effect then their W2 counterparts.

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Re:The Challenges of Being in the New Contract Workforce by seangrogg on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @04:52PM (#16218095)
The real question I have is what prospecting looks like, as that is typically the most difficult part of the process. In my experience, many BigCos like contracting through temp staffing agencies.

Are there reliable sources of contract work? I have yet to find any, though I admittedly haven't been looking the hardest.

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Re:The Challenges of Being in the New Contract Workforce by lev99 on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @07:12PM (#16219177)
Staffing agencies are reliable sources open to all programmers, but I have never personally taken a contract from one.

The best paid work comes from a professional network. When I look for a new project I send an email to former co-workers and some past clients asking for leads. I then follow up on those leads.

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