Question About The Cost of Coding
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Question About The Cost of Coding
I realize this isn't the Defcon subforum but I know lots of you understanding coding or know people that do, so I'm asking my question here...
I still really want to have a finished Defcon AceBot, but don't have the time to attempt to learn Lua well enough to complete it. So, does anybody know how much it might cost to have somebody code a Defcon Bot for me (not just any bot, but one that would perform they way I'd want it to)? C++ is what Defcon is written in.
Any helpful information would be appreciated.
I still really want to have a finished Defcon AceBot, but don't have the time to attempt to learn Lua well enough to complete it. So, does anybody know how much it might cost to have somebody code a Defcon Bot for me (not just any bot, but one that would perform they way I'd want it to)? C++ is what Defcon is written in.
Any helpful information would be appreciated.
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Depends on the scope/difficulty of the project and on who you get. Frankly had I already taken an AI course (not due to happen for another year) and I might volunteer for cheap just for the practice, but a professional might easily run you into the 3 or 4 digits assuming a "short" project.
I can probably inquire my brother (who owns a small software company) for realistic numbers if you wish though.
I can probably inquire my brother (who owns a small software company) for realistic numbers if you wish though.
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Sure, any information would be helpful. It it's too cost-prohibitive, then oh well. Otherwise, it doesn't have to be a professional, just someone that can provide a relatively bug free, functioning Defcon AceBot.
Edit: I bet Chris could do it in about five minutes in his sleep, but that's asking way too much.
Edit: I bet Chris could do it in about five minutes in his sleep, but that's asking way too much.
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Right, according to my brother, a freelance coder that doesn't suck will take about 2000€ (~2700$) a month (before taxes) which translates to about 11€(~15$) an hour, but this is in Portugal which may be cheap compared with the US.
For the entire work that's hard to say since neither does my brother know the game or what the bot is supposed to do. More info may get you more detail, though.
So, you're looking at triple digits for a single day of work which would almost assuredly be insufficient by a large margin.
For the entire work that's hard to say since neither does my brother know the game or what the bot is supposed to do. More info may get you more detail, though.
So, you're looking at triple digits for a single day of work which would almost assuredly be insufficient by a large margin.
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You could always try something like this: http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/16/software-developer-outsources-his-job-to-china-so-he-can-play-on-the-internet-3354652/
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