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One way I find very helpful in mitigating this is by getting a prototype of system, a detailed prototype made which goes a long way to clarify specs for the client and help me understand the scope.
I found transitioning to non hourly project billing extremely satisfying.
The main downside is not clear project requirements, scope creep and you said / I said issues.
One way I found very helpful in mitigating it is getting a prototype of the UI, with some comments about what's unseen.
Getting an "idea to prototype" thing done is not expensive in context of any 25k+ projects and gains are huge on both sides.
To make it easier & cleaner in development, it's best to make yourself a Certificate Authority CA and issues local certificates. This makes for no warnings in browsers and ensures a better development experience.
A post from my colleague on how to do it https://reactpaths.com/how-to-get-https-working-in-localhost...
React – With Script Tag? Css Classes? No WebPack?
20paths is a 4 persons collaboration. All of us are remote from US to India and UK and sync on slack & github.
We are aiming at changing how SPA apps provide tech help / support to their users. Check out our working example on gmail.
Looking for a nodejs person who is passionate about changing how the things are done. You will be #5 on our team and be on ground zero as we polish our app.
Also looking for a growth hacker who finds the service interesting & exciting.
drop me a mail at [email protected] and let's chat on skype.
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