171 - Full time vs contractor web developer. 5 Reasons to be a contractor

Changelog Big news the staging deployment is completed for the new howtocodewell.net platform This contains Kubernetes Symfony PHP 8 Full time vs contractor web developer. 5 Reasons to be a contractor Lots of exposure to different ways of working No two clients or projects are the same Different tech stacks Different processes and approaches Lots of opportunities to gain more skills and experience Flexibility Work the way you want to work using the tools that you want to use Drop in and out of projects when you’re needed You don’t have to work if you don’t want too Work from anywhere attitude Have as much or as little holiday as you want You are in charge of your progression Know what skills you have and what areas you need to develop Take training that matters to you rather than to the company Have meeting that matter to you rather than the company Money Whilst money isn’t everything, contractors are often on more money then the normal full time developers Certain taxable benefits that you can use Helps fund hardware/software and other business requirements Being your own boss Better work life balance Total control over what project you’re working on Total control over how much you pay yourself Total control over when you’re on holiday Total control over what you want to learn Total control over who you work for Want to get in touch? https://howtocodewell.fm/contact My web development courses ➡️ Learn How to build a JavaScript Tip Calculator  ➡️ Learn JavaScript arrays ➡️ Learn PHP arrays ➡️ Learn Python ✉️ Get my newsletter ⏰ My current live coding schedule (Times are BST) Sundays 15:00 - Live coding on Twitch