Ask HN: I will work for free ...

I don't think this is a good approach.<p>As an employer, I wouldn't want to invest the time in getting someone up to speed with my systems if they have no "lock-in" that means they'll stay with me until they've paid off for that initial ramp-up period (which would cost me time). I particularly wouldn't want to do so for someone who already has a job at a software company - I'd clearly be a distant second (if not third or fourth) priority in that person's life.<p>Next, about the profile - I suggest you pick a narrow specialty that you really want to work on (e.g. Ruby on Rails), and focus on that. I don't think many people, particularly start-ups, are interested in hiring a "C#, Java, RoR, Silverlight, Ajax" guy. That long list makes you look unfocused and implies that you probably suck at a lot of technologies rather than being very good at a few.<p>My suggestion to you would be: pick one technology with a thriving OS community (e.g. RoR), and contribute open-source software. That's one way to work for free that will greatly enhance your value to potential employers. Start a blog, talk about your experiences with Rails, promote your open-source projects, etc. You'll soon find paid work coming your way.

[Hope this doesn't sound too harsh.]<p>I few months back, we were hiring and Put up an ad on Monster. One of my reject criteria was "having more than 3 unconnected technologies". Even with &#62;10 yrs exp, listing all the technologies you might be connected with doesnt look nice at all.<p>Also no matter how desparate I am I would never,<p>"I am willing to work for free on interesting projects", as that just leads to wrong people and wrong expectations, who dont value your work or time.<p>Also if you want this ad to be effective, a newly created account with no credentials like a Github account, a blog or your site doesnt help.

Send an email to HaltingState@gmail.com<p>I have a friend who is working on some awesome iphone games and could use someone with experience with OOP design patterns. He would be willing to split revenue generated by the applications. Right now he is doing Objective-C development for the iphone (easy to pick up).<p>The android platform is going to be a huge opportunity in a few years, but the iphone is still the largest app store market, so that is what he has been concentrating on. Mobile development is an awesome opportunity and a very good area to develop experience in.

I don't think you should knock the guy for having experience with a lot of technologies and mentioning them. Like he mentions 3 languages, c#, Java, Ruby. (My resume has a lot more and I'm hiring, not job seeking.)<p>What might help you a bit more in marketing yourself, swdev, is to mention a bit about some projects and/or accomplishments. hope this helps.

I do not see a way to contact you.. My email id is in my profile. Ping me and we can check it out.

What about PHP? I have something you will like, but initially, the project is PHP based.

I am looking for someone to port our Skype recording plugin to MAC. Can definitely pay later on.

Why not just throw yourself into an open source project? Many pay down the road if you're successful enough, and you get to keep your dignity. More importantly, you'll know you aren't being exploited.

LOL no thanks

Your 10 years is a waste of career, if you agree to work free of time, also its a waste, if you offering for the price of a soda