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  1. Jul 25th, 2005, 06:14 AM #1
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    Question RentACoder

    Hey all,

    I was checking out Rent A Coder and, quite frankly, I'm amazed by the project bids in there. I can't understand how people are bidding for complete applications that require several days' worth of coding for practically nothing. Is there any serious work going on in there?

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    Re: RentACoder

    Yes there are serious projects that appear there. You also have to realize that this is on the web and alot of coders there are from other countries with lower cost of living and can get away with low bids.
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    Re: RentACoder

    Hello ples. I want a app what merges. And MSaccess .

    I'll pay 3 rupees and i yes thank in sdvance.
    I don't live here any more.
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    Re: RentACoder

    Geez, I heard about low cost of living but I didn't know it was that low.
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    Re: RentACoder

    Its so low that programmers pay in order to do coding jobs
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    Re: RentACoder

    I will give you three big red rupees for an application that'll do all of my college homework for me... and I'm talking like the big red rupees you get in LoZ: Four Swords...
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    Re: RentACoder

    I'm willing to give up all my rep points to rent one here on VBForums. Robdog on the other hand wouldn't even give em up for gold.
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    Re: RentACoder

    I will only give them up for platinum.
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    Re: RentACoder

    I'll sell you my reps for all the tea in china and some snake breasts.
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    lol $50 for about an hours work and the guy was extremely happy I should of asked more.

    lol, it was only about a screen full of code, I spent most of the time commenting.
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    Re: RentACoder

    try the Jm one, because technicly rent a coder doesnt exist on this forum

    dice.com or somthing ?
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    Re: RentACoder

    How about www.guru.com...
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    well techincly no...

    http://dice.com/ is a JM site
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    Re: RentACoder

    On RAC after I have gotten a job and looked at the other bidders, someone 'bidded' like 100$ for a job I only did for like 20$.
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    Re: RentACoder

    My mate has earned a couple hundred dollars doing odd jobs at Rent A Coder.
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    Re: RentACoder

    If you bring 100$ CANADIAN CURRENCY to russia you'd be a millionaire... if i remember. Or was is 1000$.


    I did rent a coder work. Not bad money. But you gotta know what your doing.
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    Re: RentACoder

    Quote Originally Posted by Pino
    well techincly no...

    http://dice.com/ is a JM site
    I just looked, and didn't see anything related to JM. Who said it was their site?
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    Re: RentACoder

    Joe did as part of a different conversation

    We were surprised about it too, especially the guys who got their jobs thru it!
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