Ask HN: How much you want for reviewing 200 lines of the code as an expert?

[ipselon]

1. $10 - $50

2. $50 - $100

3. $100 - $300

4. $300 - $500

5. > $500

Mostly the question is related to JavaScript, React, Angular (Web devs).

But feel free to mention your language as well.

Thanks for the answer!

[DamonHD]

Depends what the code is in (environment and language) and what it is for: nuclear or medical safety at the top end, CSS for a blog at the bottom.

[mattbgates]

Heh.. doing something like this used to be my full-time job. I'd have to fix bugs of old developers. What I got paid and what I should've gotten paid is probably why I am no longer working there.

[Clyde81]

Don't think is possible to give a right answer, it depends on the context of the problem, 200 lines for a html generation script is one thing, different if it deals with more complex stuff (let' say algorithm or low level stuffs)

[ipselon]

Yeah, you are right. That's why you may mention in the answer in what language you are the expert.

[skylark]

If it's a one-off thing, probably $200 per hour. I don't suspect 200 lines of front end code would take a full hour to review unless you're doing something far out of the ordinary.

[bjourne]

If it is free software, I'd do it for free. If it's commercial, I would want $100/hr. So perhaps $200-400 if it is very hairy code.

[solomatov]

It highly depends on the complexity of the code. The most reasonable way is work by hour not by lines of code.

[scalesolved]

A true expert should be easily charging option 5, I find the term expert is thrown around too easily.

[quickthrower2]

I'd spend an hour and ask $100

[blake8086]

I could do $50.