Reading up on freelancing
3 deep · digging since dec 11, 25
- Ask HN: How did you land your first projects as a solo engineer/consultant?
Solo consultants overwhelmingly land their first projects through former colleagues and professional network referrals, not cold outreach or content marketing.
- AI and My Crisis of Meaning
Feeling his value as a developer is dissolving, the author describes how AI coding tools completed a 12-week project in 3 hours, leaving him anxious about purpose and income.
- Vibe coding is mad depressing
Vibe coding creates depression and client friction when non-technical clients push AI-generated code, undermining developer expertise and best practices.