How to be independent as a developer:
1. Write a book
2. Promote it to chumps on the internet
1. Write a book
2. Promote it to chumps on the internet
But you are correct, Andy, I've earned (literally) 100x more money from building/growing software companies than I have from any books I've written. The books, podcast, etc. are a hobby, not the job.
My immediate reaction was not so cynical since rwalling's comment came across as sincere, fake gurus tend to prey on users of less moderated online properties, and none of those gurus can boast hundreds of hours of informative content even after you pay orders of magnitude more than this for a 'course'.
Do you think it’s impossible to write a useful book on this subject? If you don’t think that, is there something about this particular book that makes you think the author is a swindler?
Also, I just bought this book, so I guess I’m one of those chumps :D
4. Profit!
I miss the old days of /.