The latest articles on DEV Community by Luke Petschauer (@lukewrites). https://dev.to/lukewrites https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F263583%2Ffdfe5707-e0fa-4ed7-b95f-82e547085ad3.jpeg https://dev.to/lukewrites en Luke Petschauer Tue, 31 Mar 2020 22:09:36 +0000 https://dev.to/lukewrites/what-are-best-practices-for-finding-vetting-and-working-with-freelance-developers-58hh https://dev.to/lukewrites/what-are-best-practices-for-finding-vetting-and-working-with-freelance-developers-58hh <p>I’m planning to start a project soon and want to find freelancers for design and engineering work. </p> <p>I’m hoping to learn from the wisdom of the crowd, and some of the topics that come to mind are:</p> <ul> <li>best places to look for freelancers/contractors (of course I’ll start here 😌😃 but where else?)</li> <li>how to screen applicants</li> <li>topics to talk about to ensure neither of us is having their time wasted. </li> </ul> <p>What has worked for you?</p> <p>If you work freelance, what makes a good client? What do you wish more clients did?</p> <p>Thanks!</p> help freelance Luke Petschauer Sun, 03 Nov 2019 05:07:19 +0000 https://dev.to/lukewrites/who-are-the-career-switchers-role-models-16j https://dev.to/lukewrites/who-are-the-career-switchers-role-models-16j <p>The other day, Dan Abramov <a href="https://twitter.com/dan_abramov/status/1189285636412497921">tweeted this</a> in a thread about intentional inclusion:</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--aeD0Phkv--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/0wrgni5lkacgoci2yhj9.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--aeD0Phkv--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/0wrgni5lkacgoci2yhj9.png" alt="'When you just enter the industry, it's important to have role models. People you look up and can relate to. &quot;I wanna be like X&quot;. I've had my share of role models who showed what was possible and who I could become.'"></a></p> <p>I started thinking. There's no one at my work I know of who's come from a similar background as me. I can see what career progression looks like for all the devs with CS degrees, but I don't know what it looks like for someone who switched careers to engineering after being mid or senior level in another field. </p> <p>Who are the people that career switchers can look up to and say "That person did it, so can I"?</p> careerswitcher inclusion