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Re:Ask HN: I've had some software developed, now the coder i... by kragen on Saturday March 21, 2009 @09:51PM (#526881)
One programmer I know was making $16k per month, and that was salary. People who assume more of the risk tend to make more than that.
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Re:Ask HN: I've had some software developed, now the coder i... by gnaritas on Monday March 23, 2009 @11:49AM (#528698)
That's nearly 200k a year, that's certainly not typical. What was his specialty?
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Re:Ask HN: I've had some software developed, now the coder i... by kragen on Tuesday March 24, 2009 @12:49AM (#529730)
No, it's not typical for programmers as a whole, but it's typical of his specialty, which is quantitative market analysis. He quit to do a Web 2.0 startup for a lot more money.
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