It's a fact of life that the majority of people writing code for a living are freelancers.

Employers like freelancers because we are flexible, we take responsibility for our own careers and general well-being, and we tend to hit the ground running on projects because - well, because we jump more often and have had more practice at landing on our feet.

Employers don't like freelancers because we cost a bit more - though they often underestimate how much...