Im living in NL also, and after interviewing and reaching the ceiling for a web engineer (80k perm contract) I really would like to get into contracting for an US company. Was there a particular website that you used or any advice you could give me ? Thanks!
I actually once did a short contract for a YC company who I found on the monthly "Looking for freelancer" thread here. That was quite a few years ago now though, I don't think those threads have as good a signal:noise ratio as they did, unfortunately.
I've not really had much luck finding freelance contracts with US companies, as the ones that have good rates usually (understandably) want people in the same timezone. All my contracts since 2013 have been in the Netherlands.
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It just feels as such a hassle and overkill to maintain another repo/package just for a few components.
Another problem is that usually, I realize I want to change the basic component while I'm using it in a different project. So now I have to open another workspace, update it, and publish. Then `npm update` in the project where I'm using my component...
I just feel it should be much easier.
Git submodules might be worth considering. It’s like having the dependency copy pasted into your project so you can modify it. Different projects can pin to different versions of the submodule.
Would be great if it differentiated the companies who pay based on your region/country vs based solely on the contribution (so you can live anywhere in the world while having your 6-figures (in USD)).
I used to care a lot about this kind of things about two years ago when I switched from mac to linux. But to be honest, you just kind of get used to it after a while and its not really that much of a deal breaker anymore. I spend most of my time in terminals, and I use i3wm so most of my workflow doesnt involve using the touchpad at all. The only use case i have for it is when using chrome, but even so theres vimium and similar things to help you navigate around without leaving your keyboard.
Same. Maybe it's just my specific track pad (Precision 5520), but libinput works great for me, with really good palm rejection. I never really used the other fancy trackpad features so I got over it pretty quick.
Having said that, before libinput I was ready to return my laptop, because the palm rejection was so horrendous with synaptics.
I relate to this comment. I've been using an old HP 8460p for the past few years, and almost always prefer to use the keyboard. Even without i3 there's things like tmux that make it much easier.
