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sdiwon Ask HN: What HN post made you money?

I post links to my blog post from time to time. Although none of them made a buzz here in HN but a few of you have contacted me in the past looking at my posts/blog. I have worked as a contractor for some of them and it has been wonderful working with them. Not to mention, you get paid a lot as a contractor.

sdiwon Ask HN: How do you guys keep your resumes updated?

Most of the time, you need ot add/edit your recent work experience. Rest of the things stay same (in general). Not hard to do that once in a while Although, I update only when I apply for a new job.

sdiwon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2021)

What's the reasoning behind 75 paid vacation days?

sdiwon Ask HN: What are your non-tech hobbies?

I tried learning French too but then gave up. How are you keeping up with the learning?

sdiwon Ask HN: In your opinion, what sucks about StackOverflow

Not directly with StackOverflow but when I search for something, usually I meet with outdated results on google. For e.g. if I search for something on iOS/Android, I usually get results from 2011-13 which don't add any value because frameworks have been updated since then.

sdiwon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2021)

Hi,

For flexible contract dev work, are you open to hire from outside NA, particularly from India?

sdiwon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2021)

Ok, thanks. Good luck with the search. Let me know if if changes!

sdiwon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2021)

Hey,

Are you open to hiring part-time Elixir dev?

sdiwon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2020)

SEEKING WORK | EU | REMOTE

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I am a freelance full-stack web developer with over nine years of experience delivering softwares and mobile apps. I have worked for clients all around the world in many different industries.

Full Stack Developer and Mobile Developer (Native) Location: EU and India (I travel between India and EU)

Technologies: React, Rails, TypeScript, Elixir, Next.js, GraphQL, Redux, Swift and Kotlin

Résumé/CV: on request

Blog/Portfolio: https://sapandiwakar.in

Email: diwakar.sapan [at] gmail.com

sdiwon Show HN: Design Stripe or Hacker News-like favicons in seconds

FYI: when I try to design favicon with 'MM' it goes out of bound.

sdiwon Ask HN: Where are you moving to? (US only)

May I suggest you to take a look at BARBADOS REMOTE VISA[1]. $2000/year.

[1]https://www.barbadoswelcomestamp.bb/

sdiwon Ask HN: What's the worst piece of software you use everyday?

Google Chrome. It takes so much of a memory.

sdiwon Ask HN: How Blog/side projects helped you land a job

I started writing blog 5-6 years ago. Initially, there was no tracktion. With time, as the content grew and a few of my posts got attention on HN and StackOverflow; I started getting requests from companies to work for them. A few of them were small gigs but I have been working with 2 companies as a freelancer since last 6 years.

A few of the posts were research based and therefore they wanted to know more about my insight. A few of them were tutorials and they wanted me to build something for them. Hope this helps. If you have any other question, send me an email. (in profile)

sdiwon Source code of Germany’s official covid-19 contact tracing app

India also released source code of Aarogya Setu app

https://github.com/nic-delhi/AarogyaSetu_Android

sdiwon Ask HN: What is your blog stack?

I've been using Ghost ever since I switched my blog from WordPress. I've been pretty happy with it and their editing experience is great. I host it on Digital Ocean.

sdiwon Android Studio 4.0

Model-View-Intent, I guess.

sdiwon [React Component Libs]MaterialUI vs Ant.D vs Fluent vs Semantic vs Grommet vs BP

Initially, we were also in favor of going with Ant.design. Everyone has different requirements but being able to provide customization was our important criterion to select a lib.

sdiwon [React Component Libs]MaterialUI vs Ant.D vs Fluent vs Semantic vs Grommet vs BP

Thanks. Yes, that'd also be a neat way to compare the libs. I will try to see if I can put a demo.

sdiwon Remote Employees Shouldn’t Be Paid Less Based on Geography

Yeah, I had GitLab on my mind when I wrote my comment. I do think it's unfair for a fully remote company but they have their reasons. Its unfortunate developers with the same skill set can have a massive gap in salary because they live in different locations even though they bring same value to the company.

sdiwon Remote Employees Shouldn’t Be Paid Less Based on Geography

Hot topic nowadays. I have also given it a lot of thought but couldn't come to any conclusion.

It's true, living in SF/NYC and India, you will have a significant difference in monthly expenditures. But does it make sense to pay differently to persons who bring the same value to the company just because they are living in different locations?

IMO if you are a fully remote company, it shouldn't make any difference. People can choose to work from wherever they are and should get paid equally. If you have an office and hire a remote worker, it would make sense if you are paying lower to remote workers working from countries with lower wages.

sdiwon IMF predicts worst downturn since Great Depression

No raises is gonna be the new norm then.

And the stock market has been pumped globally, which shows the Economy has nothing or very little to do with the stock market.

sdiwon Ask HN: What is your blog and why should I read it?

http://sapandiwakar.in

I write about tech stuff I find useful while working during my job. Recently I have started writing about my hobbies (gardening, short stories etc.). If anybody has some suggestions, feel free to drop a line.

sdiwon The 2020 State of Remote Work

Interesting results. I am also a remote worker and glad to see this trend is picking up. Everything has upsides and downsides but upsides of working remotely outweigh downsides buy quite a margin. Not only working remotely gives peace of mind (little flexibility on working hours.); working in a familiar/comfortable environment increases productivity, especially for people like me who are a little uncomfortable when surrounded by other people. (bonus you can sit awkwardly in you PJs)

sdiwon Model built by researchers suggests coronavirus outbreak began in November

TLDR: A research by Uni Toronto suggests that the coronavirus epidemic started one month earlier than is commonly reported (Nov 2019) and has yet to be brought under control.

David Fisman, one of the model’s creators said: “You can’t get up to that level of cases if the epidemic started in December. even if you pushed the reproduction really high. The plausible start date seems to be mid-November,”

Wikipedia lists[1] start date to be Dec 1, 2019 and with Fever, cough, shortness of breath etc as symptoms[2], I think it's difficult to predict even for doctors exact date of the outbreak.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Wuhan_coronavi...

[2] https://thestrife.co/wuhan-coronavirus-resources

sdiwon Ask HN: What are you currently working on?

I'm working on one side project:

https://thestrife.co/ - Events and uprisings around you, Explained.

sdiwon New coronavirus can spread between humans, but started in a wildlife market

From what I've read it came from bats. Most probably bats being eaten.[1]

Bats have been the source of at least 4 pandemics. It's interesting to note that current coronavirus spreading in China and the SARS outbreak of 2003 have two things in common: Both are from the coronavirus family, and both were passed from animals to humans in a wet market.[2]

I tried to put together a page for coronavirus in China here where I tried to gather all the information in one place in order for us to easily follow stuff (https://thestrife.co/wuhan-coronavirus-media-coverage) and photos[3].

1. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgqy3n/scientists-now-thi...

2. https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/experts-think-th...

3. https://thestrife.co/wuhan-coronavirus-gallery

sdiwon Ask HN: How did you go nomad?

This is what I wish to do. Unfortunately, I don't have the courage to do so b because I think I'd get bored traveling alone. I don't like city life much and think of traveling to different places as I am a freelancer and I have that luxury to go nomad.

sdiwon Ask HN: What mistakes did you make when starting as a consultant/freelancer?

Like most of here pointed out, I didn't charge high enough. When I started I was afraid if I charge too much, they will leave.

But still, I haven't learned from my mistakes. I charge way too less compared to what people posted here. I don't increase the price continuously. PLUS I don't market myself much. I heard word of mouth marketing is best for freelancers but I am yet to get a gig from word of mouth marketing.

sdiwon Ask HN: Show Us Your Personal Website?

I'll start: http://sapandiwakar.in

I write posts there about the things I learn at work. Lately, I have been writing some fiction stories as well.