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Notes from our freelancers meet up on 23rd July 2025
Posted by Paul Silver
On the 23rd July we had a meet up for freelancers in the Lord Nelson pub, Brighton. I was away and Haze was kind enough to make some notes of what was talked about, here they are: The benefits and pitfalls of vibe coding with AI agents Using AI for creative design The influence of […]
Notes from our freelancers meet up on 16th July 2025
Posted by Paul Silver
On the 16th July, fourteen freelancers met in the Lord Nelson pub to talk all things self employment, tech, and a fair amount of rubbish. This is some of what we talked about: Python conferences and camps Hugo vs WordPress AWS and the potential for surprise high bills Digital Ocean vs AWS Trying to fix […]
Notes from our freelancers meet on 9th July 2025
Posted by Paul Silver
On Wednesday 9th July, ten freelancers met in the Lord Nelson pub in Brighton to talk all things tech, self employment and random things that came up. This is some of what we talked about: Concentrating too much on the technology and not on the business logic of a project Odd tech stacks Micropython Rust […]
When to stop and change what you’re doing
Posted by Paul Silver
This is a broad topic, but as general advice it is good to occasionally stop and assess what you’ve been doing and work out whether it is sensible to keep doing that or change. Here’s some examples to help explain: Is your marketing right? An easy one to spot to start with, is your marketing […]
Notes from our freelancers meet up on 2nd July 2025
Posted by Paul Silver
On 2nd July, ten freelancers met in the Lord Nelson pub in Brighton to chat freelancing, tech, and anything that came to mind. This is some of the topics we covered: Wise payment system verification delays The heat Vibe coding drawbacks – feeling no code ownership when trying to debug People diversifying away from programming […]
Fighting spec creep and more – freelancers notes from 25th June 2025
Posted by Paul Silver
On 25th June, seventeen freelancers got together in the Lord Nelson Inn, Brighton, to chat all things self employment, tech and more. It was especially nice to see Matt for the first time in ages. Here’s some of what we talked about: Fighting off AI bots swamping your site and slowing it down or taking […]