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Ask HN: Can one be self-employed fixing bugs?
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By far my favourite software development task is to fix bugs. Investigating, documenting, and fixing the root cause of a nasty bug has the ability to keep me in a mental state of flow for a full working day (and probably more). Thus far in my career I’ve been employed, but I’d like to give self-employment a try. I’m not looking to create the next unicorn, just earn enough to become financially independent sooner rather than later. My question is: can one be self-employed fixing bugs? If so, what are some effective strategies to make it a reality?