[boopmaster]

At the risk of sounding rude, you could start by politely declining the request. It's certainly an option. :)

[pipeline_peak]

Seriously, if you have no problem doing this in your spare time for free, then your time isn’t really that valuable.

[saaaaaam]

Curious attitude. I’ve always found that the people who have the most “valuable” spare time are the most willing to give some of that to help others - because they understand what true value means - which is nothing at all to do with money and everything to do with connection and community.

But yeah, some people value their spare time in dollar amounts, and they’ll never get beyond a hustle and grind “hourly rate” mindset.

[jessekv]

Even good lawyers will work pro bono sometimes.

Most likely at a much higher (real) marginal cost than a salaried software dev.