Ask HN: What cities are good for mobile developers beyond the Bay Area?

Re:Ask HN: What cities are good for mobile developers beyond... by muzani on Thursday October 17, 2019 @02:06AM (#21279342)

You might have to define "good". There are plenty of jobs in cities all over the world. Some, like Jakarta, have a booming tech industry, but may not be as livable or high paying.

What are your goals? To sit on a million dollars? Or buy a house by the lake, send your kids to Harvard? Creative independence? I make a good sum off a $25k salary, but living quality is high enough that I'd probably turn down a $150k salary at the Bay.

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Re:Ask HN: What cities are good for mobile developers beyond... by dhruvkar on Thursday October 17, 2019 @11:53PM (#21288509)

where in the world are you?

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Re:Ask HN: What cities are good for mobile developers beyond... by muzani on Friday October 18, 2019 @07:36PM (#21295884)

Malaysia. $25k is about median household salary for Kuala Lumpur. If my wife made the same salary, we'd be in the top 20% for the city.

The rest of Southeast Asia is similar, in different ways. We've got lots of people who migrate over from the UK, Estonia, Japan, Australia, for various reasons. Sometimes it's just more political stability, sometimes it's the lack of pressure, sometimes it's just being able to have a more diverse international team.

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Re:Ask HN: What cities are good for mobile developers beyond... by dhruvkar on Saturday October 19, 2019 @11:39AM (#21299034)

Nice, makes sense.

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