Comment on Can I pay someone to add a specific feature to an open source app?

• Tehdastehdas@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Application writing is a completely different skill than application writing.

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  • jagged_circle@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Some jobs require you to be good at more than one thing

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    • Tehdastehdas@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If those skills don’t overlap, you’ll be half as good at each. Some jobs need a dedicated specialist.

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      • jagged_circle@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        There’s definitely folks that are good at writing grants and writing code.

        If you’re not good at both, then maybe freelance Foss Dev isn’t for you

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