Software, Fitness, and Gaming – Jesse Warden

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  • Windows Phone 7 – Episode #8 of JXLTV

    
			
			
			
			
				JXL TV Episode 8

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  • How to Price a Project

    In contracting and consulting, pricing projects can be very challenging. Even if you are a good coder, there are a lot of things other than code that affect cost. The following article describes what different types of project pricing their are, how to effectively price a project, and what hybrid approaches you can take.

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  • How Recruiters Can Hire Flex Developers

    The following article is for both recruiters, and interviewers. After doing hiring, getting hired, and helping facilitate others getting connected, there seems to be a lot of confusion in our industry about how Flex Developers work. The following article describes the different types of Flex Developers, their rates, and how to interview & hire them.

    Please keep in mind the following is full of (accurate) generalities to make things more concise and easier to understand.  The Flash/Flex community is very diverse, and as such there are many exceptions to the below.

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  • What I Learned at Flash and the City 2010

    While it’s fresh, here is what I learned at Flash and the City 2010 (blog).  It was a Flash & Flex conference in New York City that brought together developers from around the world.  The reasons for me to attend were (beyond being invited, duh):

    1. You don’t attend conferences, you speak at conferences.
    2. I like smaller conferences.
    3. I love Manhattan.
    4. One of my current clients is there.
    5. My wife had never been to New York.
    6. You don’t get many eastern conferences (east in the USA).

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