I am a freelance programmer. Like any job, you really see all kinds of people from all walks of life. For example, I live on a boat and often move from place to place because I like to travel. Of course, I also have to work, so I do it from the boat in most cases. And yes, like a "typical programmer" most of my hobbies involve computers and technology because that is what I have a passion for. I don't think I would have become a programmer if I didn't (my masters is in chemical engineering not computer science).
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That's the best thing of having a computer-related job. We could work wherever we want. ;)
Yup, wherever and whenever for the most part. I've been doing this since like 1999 and I don't intend to stop anytime soon.
Hope I could have a stable job like yours. I'm still a fresh graduate but got little side projects. :D
It hasn't always been stable but once you get enough work under your belt things start to get easier in that regard. My main advice to anyone who wants to work as a freelancer or as a programmer in general is to make a portfolio of projects etc. The easiest way to sell yourself as a programmer to an employer is to just show them that you can do the job and visual/flashy projects help a lot towards that end (even if you want to do systems/backend programming). Just fill up a github repository of work and contributions.
That is a great trick. Noted ;)