What is the best way to generate a ton of money as a dev?

Question

For me: build a web framework on top of a popular programming language, build a platform to host it, profit

rman666 · Accepted Answer

Find someone dumb enough to pay you 1 cent on the first day of a programming project, 2 cents on the second, day, 4 cents on the third, and so on, doubling the amount every day. Then drag the project out by blaming it on scope creep like we always do

pvg · Answer

One traditional method is to begin with several tons of money.

farseer · Answer

Its becoming more difficult to "to generate a ton of money" as a NEW dev. Job market isn't so hot right now and and the low hanging SaaS fruit mostly picked. However for the observant, new problems pop up all the time that need solving. The advice is to listen, observe and most importantly meet people from a lot of different industries to hear about their problems and existing solutions.

brudgers · Answer

1. Rich parents.2. Marry wealth.3. Good job.The ordinary ways.

pestatije · Answer

In $1 bills that would be approx. 900 grand...sit in that chair 8h a day for 10 years and u done

squircle · Answer

Cool cool... what would you do with a ton of money?

quintes · Answer

Get other people&rsquo;s money to build something. Get more money from other people. Repeat

chistev · Answer

But how do you market what you build? Marketing is where 99% of projects die.