http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing/ Rails experiments by Matt Aimonetti Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-1503 brez Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:04:00 +0000 http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing#comment-1503 Good stuff - thanks Good stuff – thanks

]]> http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-1504 Josh H Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:04:00 +0000 http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing#comment-1504 Awesome post, Matt. All the problems I've had in the freelancing biz probably stem from not following these guidelines. Awesome post, Matt. All the problems I’ve had in the freelancing biz probably stem from not following these guidelines.

]]> http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 Wilson Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:04:00 +0000 http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing#comment-1505 Totally agree with you. Could you share your agile tools set? I am a agile beginner and want to know more about what's in the real world. Thanks. Totally agree with you. Could you share your agile tools set? I am a agile beginner and want to know more about what’s in the real world. Thanks.

]]> http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-1506 Matt Aimonetti Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:04:00 +0000 http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing#comment-1506 @wilson certainly. I'm planning on writing another post about the details of my "tool set". In the mean time, here is my favorite book on the subject: http://www.pragprog.com/titles/pad/ @wilson certainly. I’m planning on writing another post about the details of my "tool set". In the mean time, here is my favorite book on the subject: http://www.pragprog.com/titles/pad/

]]> http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-1507 neocorsten Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:04:00 +0000 http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing#comment-1507 Good quality post. Fulfilling experience for sure. Moreover I agree with what you said about the waterfall design process. The amount and detail of specs is often linked to the uncertainty level in a project. If you are with people that lack of leadership and core skills, then you tend to write write and write, which is not always bad. Different people, different projects, different methods. Thank you. Good quality post. Fulfilling experience for sure. Moreover I agree with what you said about the waterfall design process. The amount and detail of specs is often linked to the uncertainty level in a project. If you are with people that lack of leadership and core skills, then you tend to write write and write, which is not always bad. Different people, different projects, different methods.
Thank you.

]]> http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-1508 Barg Upender Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:04:00 +0000 http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing#comment-1508 Great Post. I have been doing Agile Development since 2000, everyone talks about dev practices, and no one really talks about best practices for choosing a project, client, etc... I think code review is huge for non-greenfield projects, I got burned by the mess by previous developers. It blocks us from moving fast. Thanks Great Post. I have been doing Agile Development since 2000, everyone talks about dev practices, and no one really talks about best practices for choosing a project, client, etc… I think code review is huge for non-greenfield projects, I got burned by the mess by previous developers. It blocks us from moving fast. Thanks

]]> http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-1509 Greg Pederson Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:04:00 +0000 http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing#comment-1509 Great article. I completely agree that you need to be wise when picking clients. I try to only work with clients that provide a high chance of success. So I only take projects in size and scope that go from totally within my range to just above my range/resources...I feel a little stretching is good and healthy for growth. I also make it very clear to the client what their roles, responsibilities and todos are as well as mine, as well as what happens when either of us neglect or miss said things. I think agile development really helps to foster this as well as it keeps the client much more involved. Great article. I completely agree that you need to be wise when picking clients. I try to only work with clients that provide a high chance of success. So I only take projects in size and scope that go from totally within my range to just above my range/resources…I feel a little stretching is good and healthy for growth.
I also make it very clear to the client what their roles, responsibilities and todos are as well as mine, as well as what happens when either of us neglect or miss said things. I think agile development really helps to foster this as well as it keeps the client much more involved.

]]> http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-1510 Gia Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:04:00 +0000 http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing#comment-1510 Thank you for your post.I've been freelancing for 5 years now and it's great each time I meet someone that shares the same values and business conduct as I do. Good luck with your future projects, we need more freelancers like you! Thank you for your post.I’ve been freelancing for 5 years now and it’s great each time I meet someone that shares the same values and business conduct as I do. Good luck with your future projects, we need more freelancers like you!

]]> http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-1511 Justin Blake Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:04:00 +0000 http://railsontherun.com/2007/10/15/freelancing#comment-1511 Awesome article. I really like posts like these. I've been freelancing for several years, but I've always had one or two very large, very long-term clients so it's basically worked almost like a remote salaried employee. Though I'm starting to transition away from that now and am getting new clients and projects so tips like these really help. Thanks! Awesome article. I really like posts like these. I’ve been freelancing for several years, but I’ve always had one or two very large, very long-term clients so it’s basically worked almost like a remote salaried employee. Though I’m starting to transition away from that now and am getting new clients and projects so tips like these really help. Thanks!

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