In Sweden $200 is ~5% of average programmer monthly income after tax. $200/h rate is not a representative salary for SEs in South America, Asian countries nor Europe.
replyIf you're running a business I agree it's a no-brainer, but the context here is for personal projects.
Come on. The 200 spend on Claude is easily earned back. A few hours of work maximum.
reply$200/h is on the extreme end and I would argue most people here aren't anywhere close to that.
replyThe median hourly wage in the US is $28/h, this equates to nearly 7.5 hours. A full day of work a month for the average person to use Claude with reasonable limits.
Yes, the people on $28/h may not be the software development types, so their income might not be as high, but these are the people who would probably be vibe coding the most since they aren't day to day programmers!
I suspect the reply above is referring to charge out rates rather than wages.
replyMy fault, thanks for the correction (:
replyMost of the world's developers, even in not-poor regions, make significantly less than what your colleagues charge.
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