Computer Science Students Outsource Homework

[codemage]

(from slashdot : http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/01/19/0026203&from=rss)

Rent a Coder users appear to be outsourcing their way through school, at low costs--probably less than $100 per assignment.

Great resource for actual outsourcing - but it's clearly being used unscrupulously).
http://www.rentacoder.com/RentACoder/default.asp

[Rasta Fella]

Maybe some people on this site could make some money...obviosly no that much because it is someone elses website.

[codemage]

The site charges a 15% commission.
Some of the jobs are in the thousands of dollars if you're on the coding side.

On the other side, it can cost as little as about $5 for a small job.

[Boo-chan]

So what is the going rate for a "hello world" program?

[md]

I'd do it for $15. My time is worth at least $15 an hour (it's probably more then that now... we'll see during the summer), and I charge by the hour.

Oh, and no guaruntees