Rick_Delphi

6 hours ago, Sherlock said:

Object Pascal Handbook by Marco Cantù .

It's a pretty good book, a lot of language type stuff. With low/no code being the focus today (again), look at component based development and generating most of your code. Learning to write all the basic code patterns before becoming productive at app development is a waste these days. If you study all the low-level stuff, you'll end up finding yourself on programming forums fighting about how to shave one clock-cycle off of a 10,000 line module. Also, as you have already learned, ten years will go by and your app still won't be ready for release.

36 minutes ago, David Schwartz said:

so what's a few hours of your time worth

A thousand dollars in U.S. currency.

The reason I started using Delphi was the RAD approach. Now with no-code low-code being new buzzwords, where does Delphi stand on that front?

21 hours ago, David Heffernan said:

Who'd engage with this without any idea on the details like compensation?? 

Isn't it crazy what goes on these days in recruiting? Companies complain, but then won't change their approach. I've offered to take on $150K/yr roles for $120K/yr. Now, I only have part-time hours to assign to Delphi work. But still, companies don't take advantage of the opportunity to find out if I would be a good addition to their project, by spending just a few bucks for part-time help.

On 1/30/2024 at 12:03 PM, Lars Fosdal said:

I would not submit a resume to an "anonymous" position

Not many intelligent people would.

I like the effort, Jim!

On 9/21/2023 at 9:07 AM, David Heffernan said:

But is anybody going to get paid and have any job security?

lol

How many beers did you have for breakfast?

22 hours ago, William23668 said:

How they get rich ?

There is tons of information on a resume. People harvest them by the hundreds, then share the data. Also, some places pay for each resume that is uploaded to their database. Simply... Run an ad and have people upload their resume and you get paid for doing nothing but running the ad and waiting.

1 hour ago, TazKy said:

That flew out the window a long time ago.

That's correct, it's been getting worse for years. Most of the legit ones I know have left the industry. I still know a small number that use the old style approach and are doing good, but not great. They spend long hours doing things manually to protect their reputation, while the scammers get rich scamming.

On 8/5/2023 at 2:43 PM, William23668 said:

What this mean ?

It means there is a company that is looking for a Delphi developer and there are bunches of shyster recruiters copying and posting that company's job ad in the hopes of harvesting resumes. We need to find someone to help that company, so that they can produce good software and be successful. These shysters give the hiring company a bad reputation and make it hard for quality recruiters to do their job!

Would someone please identify the company in Atlanta, GA that is looking for a hybrid (2 days on-site and 3 days remote) Delphi person? Then help them find someone!

Recruiters are posting dozens of copies of that job ad. It's like babysitting kids and they are all yelling for candy at the same time.

Come on guys... Alien abduction is funny. No one has a response to that?

On 7/20/2023 at 1:53 PM, David Schwartz said:

We're hired as "experts" and then managed like monkeys.

Well... Labor is always under attack from people who can't contribute to a company but still need to make themselves look useful. Programmers are now viewed as labor, software developers not so much. I've seen people from HR moved into the role of UX/UI designer, with no experience or training. Great projects with no barnacles are very hard to find.

OK, so I'm going to contact area 51 and let them know that Jake and Ryan have been abducted by aliens.

Respond asking him to call you and talk about the application domain. That usually eliminates the recruiters that copy job postings.

On 6/19/2023 at 6:00 PM, Fiscalsoft_Jake said:

For any further questions please feel free to email jake@fiscalsoft.com during regular work hours EST (Mon-Fri 9pm-5pm EST).

What up?! You and Ryan have disappeared. You guys still kick'in it?

Anyone know anything about this one:

BTW, I can't seem to get Evisions to answer their phone. I've called at different times during the day.

9 hours ago, Brandon Staggs said:

100k a year is not what it was 30 years ago, that much is for sure.

You're telling me! Oh my, the US is looking terrible these days.

19 hours ago, David Schwartz said:

It has nothing to do with taxes, per se. Look up the term "charging order" for LLCs and how they come about. They sound pretty nasty for the LLC, except for single-member LLCs.

The only thing I know of is a charging order redirects LLC distributions of a debtor. Is there a specific example you can give me other than that?

4 hours ago, David Schwartz said:

1. The legal and financial liabilities don't apply in Corp-to-Corp

 

2. However, can you explain why a lot of job shops won't hire you if your business entity is set up as a typical LLC (ie, a pass-through entity)?

3. Corp-to-Corp MEANS just what it says.

1. Yep, that's why I brought it up.

2. I have no idea why some shops won't hire with pass-thru taxation. It's a taxation issue and having employees working on contracts won't affect those contracts even with pass-thru taxation. Also, it's not required that an LLC opt into pass-thru. It can be taxed as a corp.

3. An LLC is a separate legal entity, used by both small and large companies. Some of the largest companies on the planet use LLCs. Hiring agency? Why would I need them if I can B2B the contract and just have the client write me a check like any other B2B arrangement?

14 hours ago, Remy Lebeau said:

I am also open to sharing details with you to see if you know anyone!!

You know a bunch of people here. Get the details and share them.

On 6/6/2023 at 5:07 AM, David Schwartz said:

You can opt to get paid as an "independent contractor", but Congress has made it nearly impossible in engineering fields here in America to know how an IRS agent auditing your business might rule on that.

You can start a legal entity, like an LLC, then it would be considered Corp-to-Corp.

1 hour ago, Bob Baudewyns said:

(Trying to be cautious here )

Excellent!, asking for things in addition to the specifications, like additional features, comments that improve the specifications, etc. Could possible be argued to be requests for work at the person's going rate. So, if my going rate is $150/hr USD and I provide you with additions to the specifications. I've just completed work for you at $150/hr.

17 hours ago, Hans J. Ellingsgaard said:

when you are asking for an invoice

This could be a communications issue, but these things:

with additional features

any comment to improve this project

would be discussed after hiring someone to work on requirements or design, not for the proposal. They would be discussed while people are on the clock and getting paid an agreed upon rate.