June 19Jun 19 #707 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/193-is-it-worth-learning-to-code-or-should-freelancers-stay-no-code/ Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... I keep seeing developers earn $200+/hour while no-code freelancers max out at $100. Should I learn to code, or is no-code the future? I do not want to waste six months learning Python if Web flow is enough.
June 29Jun 29 #1500 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/193-is-it-worth-learning-to-code-or-should-freelancers-stay-no-code/#findComment-1500 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... Learn to code. Not for the hourly rate. For the problem-solving. No-code has limits. When you hit them, you either hire a developer or lose the client.
June 29Jun 29 #1562 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/193-is-it-worth-learning-to-code-or-should-freelancers-stay-no-code/#findComment-1562 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... Six months of learning to code is six months of not earning. For a freelancer, that is a $10,000+ opportunity cost. No-code pays now. You can always learn later when you have runway.
June 30Jun 30 #1598 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/193-is-it-worth-learning-to-code-or-should-freelancers-stay-no-code/#findComment-1598 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... I learned basic JavaScript in my downtime. Not enough to build from scratch. Enough to customize no-code solutions beyond their native limits. The middle path.
June 30Jun 30 #1628 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/193-is-it-worth-learning-to-code-or-should-freelancers-stay-no-code/#findComment-1628 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... I do not need to be a developer. I need to know what is possible and what is not. Then I can hire accurately or build appropriately.
June 30Jun 30 #1656 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/193-is-it-worth-learning-to-code-or-should-freelancers-stay-no-code/#findComment-1656 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... Learn enough to understand. Hire or no-code for execution. The value is in knowing the landscape, not in doing the coding.
July 5Jul 5 #1927 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/193-is-it-worth-learning-to-code-or-should-freelancers-stay-no-code/#findComment-1927 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... 1 Learn to code. Not for the hourly rate. For the problem-solving. No-code has limits. When you hit them, you either hire a developer or lose the client. Coding gives you optionality.
July 5Jul 5 #1928 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/193-is-it-worth-learning-to-code-or-should-freelancers-stay-no-code/#findComment-1928 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... 2 @Marcus Chen Six months of learning to code is six months of not earning. For a freelancer, that is a $30,000+ opportunity cost. No-code pays now. You can always learn later when you have runway.
July 5Jul 5 #1929 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/193-is-it-worth-learning-to-code-or-should-freelancers-stay-no-code/#findComment-1929 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... 2 @HannahK I learned basic JavaScript in my downtime. Not enough to build from scratch. Enough to customize no-code solutions beyond their native limits. The middle path. Competent, not expert.
July 5Jul 5 Author #1949 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/193-is-it-worth-learning-to-code-or-should-freelancers-stay-no-code/#findComment-1949 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... @SamC That is the practical answer. I do not need to be a developer. I need to know what is possible and what is not. Then I can hire accurately or build appropriately.
July 5Jul 5 #1951 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/193-is-it-worth-learning-to-code-or-should-freelancers-stay-no-code/#findComment-1951 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... 1 @DerekNoBS @SamC @HannahK I will amend my position. Learn enough to understand. Hire or no-code for execution. The value is in knowing the landscape, not in doing the coding.
July 5Jul 5 Author #1953 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/193-is-it-worth-learning-to-code-or-should-freelancers-stay-no-code/#findComment-1953 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... @Marcus Chen @SamC @HannahK I am learning basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Not to become a developer. To become a better no-code user and a smarter hirer. Three months. One hour per day. That is my plan.
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