My Developer Journey – How I Went from Making $1,000 to Better Salary

A developer from India shares his 12-year career journey starting from $800/year in 2008 to a consulting career with a significantly better salary. The story covers multiple job transitions, lessons learned at each stage, tips for salary negotiation (know your worth, never negotiate based on last salary), the importance of continuous learning, avoiding toxic workplaces, contributing to open source, and learning in public. Key turning points include joining a startup, specializing in Angular, becoming an Angular GDE and India's first GitHub Star, and eventually transitioning to independent consulting.