Past session · Wed, Aug 5

Freelance now, or hold out for full-time — the choice nobody explains until it's too late to switch

A free 60-minute live session. Software engineer Delbert Kipyegon breaks down the fork every junior developer hits: chase freelance work now, or hold out for full-time. Not the theory version — what each path actually gives you at the beginner stage, and what it quietly costs. Bring your real situation.

Recording availableAired Wed 5 Aug · 8:00 PM EAT

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What the hour looks like

No slides read aloud. A feature, built.

The session in three movements — watch it happen live, then do it yourself with the template.

app/api/ai/route.ts

// live: shipping an AI feature

const ai = new Anthropic();

export async function POST(req) {

const { prompt } = await req.json();

const stream = await ai.messages.stream({

model: "claude-sonnet-4-6",

messages: [{ role: "user", content: prompt }],

});

return stream.toResponse();

}

Forty minutes of live coding — a real feature on a real Next.js app.

COST / 1K REQUESTS

GPT-4 CLASSKES 1,940

CLAUDE SONNETKES 1,290

OPEN-SOURCE (HOSTED)KES 610

ILLUSTRATIVE — WE PULL THE REAL NUMBERS LIVE

The per-request costs nobody puts in the tutorial.

PRE-FLIGHT

Streaming responses working

Fallback when the API is slow

Spend alerts before the surprise

Template pushed to registrants

DEPLOYED · LIVE

You leave with the template — and your questions answered.

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What you'll leave with

Worth sixty minutes of your Wednesday

A clear picture of both paths at the junior stage

Not the senior-developer version. What each path actually looks like when you have less than two years of experience.

The real numbers

What junior freelancers actually earn in their first year. What junior full-time roles actually pay. No made-up ranges.

A decision framework you can use tonight

Three questions to ask yourself that cut through the noise and match your actual circumstances.

Answers to your specific situation

Live Q&A at the end. Delbert answers based on what he has seen work and fail, not theory.

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