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> When hiring contractors it is a little like hiring a plumber.

This comparison is more true than a lot of devs want to admit.

Self employed Plumbers can earn about the same as developers in the UK.

And likely don't need to master a new type of plumbing every other year.

Yeah the useSolder method is pretty straightforward and hasn't changed in quite some time.

Sounds great for people who don't want to keep learning!

Continuous learning is fun, but the related ability naturally decays in humans.

It is true at some level. If that's how you want to present yourself.

You can be a plumber or a safe cracker. A person who does, or a person that knows.

The latter pays better day rates.