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I like to program for a living, but I'd like to do it without facing the pressures of moving up the ranks to management, or to lead this project, or mentor people, or initiate an important business move. What kind of…

I have worked for businesses that lean towards the very small side. This has become somewhat of a hassle to me, especially when I turned into telecommute work, because I have hardly anyone to talk to about software…

A mention of Chinese-made developer frameworks was brought up in a different website's discussion, so that got me curious to ask this question. What development software, libraries, or frameworks are developed in Asia?

Also, how did that turn out? Did your business become profitable to the point where it replaced the need to look for a job? I'm curious if you've ever been driven to start a business simply you had little or no…

I freelance remotely, making roughly $1200 a month as a programmer because I only work 10 hours maximum each week (limited by my contract). I share the apartment with my mom, and It's a section 8 so our rent…

I have a career that's filled with many contract and/or part-time jobs. I started out with two part time developer jobs in college. Since then, it's been mostly contract jobs. Most of my contracts aren't the kind that…

Hello, I have to ask something about my abilities as a developer in a professional capacity. But I also have to rant. I feel very inadequate. And I don't really think it's just impostor syndrome anymore. Reason 1 for…

Looking for a system that makes it as easy to refund money just as it allows purchases. This will greatly reduce inconveniences that come from fraudulent purchases or purchases made on your own but decided to renege…

I'm a mid-level software engineer myself, and have had troubles applying to MS which is one of the big tech companies I'm interested in joining. But I've been having some odd experiences with them, and asking people who…

I'm not talking about switching professions at some point in your life. More specifically, doing your career over again in the same profession, in order to redeem your past failing career. Either you got "too comfy" in…

I'm a software engineer in the US, who's worked for five different companies in this role, but financially I'm not better off than I was when I started. Not having a job for so long has taken a toll on me. I lost the…

Hi, I'm traditionally a web developer in most of my jobs but have a long rooted interest in 3D graphics development (particularly the real-time kind). I've been toying around with such projects in the past. A month ago…

My experience with most large recruiting agencies with offices operating in several cities has not been mostly adequate. And from what I read from other people on many different websites, I am not alone. They state…

How do you figure out you picked a "winner" startup before joining? Let me preface this with saying, I'll be so upset if the majority of answers boil down to having a lot of luck :D I've been burned out through a few…

Most interviewers aren't going to give you real feedback because of potential liability. If they are very transparent of the reasons that you were rejected for a job interview, they put the company at risk of being…

There are many websites (such as this one) that have a community that's very helpful with certain career advice, but usually that advice is either geared towards beginners, or otherwise discuss preventative actions (eg.…

I'm curious as to what recent startups are choosing stacks that are no longer considered popular or have been past their peak in adoption for startups, such as LAMP and Ruby based stacks. And perhaps, also finding out…

I'm a software developer who's been through a couple jobs. The most recent one was 100% remote work. Aside from semi-yearly informal meetings with my boss, there was no on-site interaction. Due to circumstances out of…

If you get comfortable working with in a small company with small scope, you could be working yourself into a hole. That's what happened to me. Now I need to dig my way out and into a bigger company with better…

I have a non-traditional background, got a tenuous New media degree, self-taught in web development, with several years of work experience. Recently I moved into some freelance game development through some of my…

In the sense that something can rival the tech hubs of the West Coast, even Seattle?

I have industry experience in software (mostly web development) but my 4-year degree is not in CS. I have been a software engineer since 2007 but usually in small companies and usually very underpaid. I don't have…