What are independent software contractors doing now?

What are independent software contractors doing now?

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  • Fixing vibe coded projects? Arguably requires more knowledge than building the usual CRUD app.
  • Off-topic but is there any independent study that has documented impact of AI on contractual work for software devs?
  • Industry shift worth noting seems to be "If AI can do it, I don't need you". So all work available is - I can't get AI to do this. Help me do it.
  • > It seems with AI people are just not willing to hire devs for their pet projects anymore?

    Not willing? Genuinely why would I?

    A dev is going to cost more, work slower and be less likely to give me exactly what I ask for.

    I don't mean to be blunt, but you need to look for something else to do imo. This isn't 2016.

  • Legacy tech work. I get almost no calls for modern dev stacks, but I'm kept as busy fixing and modernizing legacy apps on legacy stacks, and helping to get their data moved to a modern environment.

    I'm not drowning in calls or anything - but they come in often enough to keep me working.

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