Re:Ask HN: How do I reach making $1-1.5k/mo in 13 months?
by wongarsu on Friday June 05, 2020 @11:36AM
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And being a reliable open-source contributor on projects people use can open doors that college could never open. From personal experience Open Source is also a great way to get to know people, especially if the project has an active IRC or Slack.
Re:Ask HN: How do I reach making $1-1.5k/mo in 13 months?
by maps7 on Sunday June 07, 2020 @04:59AM
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I would love to contribute to open source but in 10+ years I've never found a project. Is there a good website that matches developers to projects?
Re:Ask HN: How do I reach making $1-1.5k/mo in 13 months?
by pc86 on Sunday June 07, 2020 @12:01PM
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What projects have you used over the last 10 years?
Re:Ask HN: How do I reach making $1-1.5k/mo in 13 months?
by maps7 on Monday June 08, 2020 @02:28PM
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Probably a lot of utility ones but none that made me jump into the code
Re:Ask HN: How do I reach making $1-1.5k/mo in 13 months?
by dennis_jeeves on Friday June 05, 2020 @05:40PM
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>People attend college and spend enormous money & time with no guarantees. The unpaid time spent is not throwaway.
It is throwaway for most people. 'Most' being >75%. Just my guesstimate.
Well there is another way to look at it if you wish, if you want to bolster your self-esteem and confidence by having a college/university degree, then do it. My observation is that most people who do not have a degree suffer a life long I-do-not-have-a-degree self esteem syndrome, despite being just as capable as everyone else.
If I was 19 today - and wanted to code for the most $$$ possible. I wouldn't be in college. I'd be building up skills + know people. Know people even tougher I'd argue for technical people who are often introverts.