Re: contracting & consulting (was "[PHP] Pricing for PHP programming???")

Demand is rising, insanely. I left an NT Systems programming position for a PHP position. Not every company develops software, but almost every company can benefit from a website/presence. Most "large organizations" like turnkey solutions from large "notable" companies. This is one of ASPs strongest points. However, as PHP grows, people will notice. Open Source ANYTHING still has a ways to go, but it's getting there. -Szii ----- Original Message ----- From: Benjamin Munoz <bmunoz@ivtweb.com> To: 'Dean Hall' <hall@apt7.com>; PHP General <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 11:37 AM Subject: RE: [PHP] contracting & consulting (was "[PHP] Pricing for PHP programming???") > > Great thread. When I was changing jobs in April of 2000, a recruiter told me > that PHP is "cool and all", but there is zero demand for developers of PHP > web apps (in Los Angeles). Although I've been very productive developing in > PHP, he advised me to learn something else, b/c the demand just isn't there. > I prefer PHP for my web dev, but I'm still curious how accurate he was. > > I know that that Java/EJB/JSP and COM/ASP is in MUCH more demand, and > therefore command a higher wage. Demand vs supply, right?. A search today > on monster.com for ASP in LA yields 142 listings, Java yields 262, JSP > yields 32, Perl yields 105, PHP yields 16, cold fusion yields 16. > > -Has the demand changed much in your city since middle of last year? > -Also, for developers who are proficient in several web dev environments, is > it mostly true that you use PHP for your own personal projects, but some > other language for big corporate clients. > -What is the perception of PHP for mid/large organizations with more to > risk? > -What can we as a developer community do to change this? > > Thanks, I'm very interested in others' opinions on this. > > -Ben > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dean Hall [mailto:hall@apt7.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 10:43 AM > To: PHP General > Subject: [PHP] contracting & consulting (was "[PHP] Pricing for PHP > programming???") > > > Somewhat related to the recent discussion on pricing for contractors, I > thought I'd ask if anyone knows of any good resources to help budding > contrators/consultants find their way around. > > I'm a skilled web developer, but I'm not so knowledgeable when it comes to > law and conventions in the US for contractors and consultants doing web > development (or anything else). > > If there are any good books or websites that talk about this type of > self-employment, or if anyone has personal experience they wish to offer, > please let me know. > > Thanks. > Dean. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net