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Re:Ask HN: I've had some software developed, now the coder i... by visitor4rmindia on Saturday March 21, 2009 @03:35PM (#526477)
I'm sorry but this is bad advice. Coding isn't a special skill that can't/shouldn't be hired.

He hired a guy to write code. That guy seems to be jerking him around. The way forward should be to dump the guy and get someone else. There are a lot of software engineers out there. Reneging on a deal isn't ok just because you know Java and your client doesn't.

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Re:Ask HN: I've had some software developed, now the coder i... by kragen on Saturday March 21, 2009 @10:08PM (#526892)
There aren't a lot of software engineers out there who will do two months of work for US$2500 and nothing else.
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