Ask HN: Moving to San Francisco?
I'm a developer living in a flyover state. I just quit my startup job and I am not happy living here any more. I've been developing software for as long as I can remember and my primary language is Python (I'm pretty damn good at ruby too). I have a strong portfolio of companies I've done contract work for, and I have previously been through a very well known incubator. Do you have any suggestions for:<p>1) Is it worth it to move to the bay area? Is there an up and coming area that I have totally missed out on?
2) Finding a company with smart people that is doing interesting work? I'm sick of writing a CRUD app from scratch that finds the best kitten barber in your local neighborhood.
3) Finding a place to live in San Francisco that won't bankrupt me?<p>Timescale on my move is a few months but I would be more than happy to fly out and work remotely until I pack my bags one last time.