Another new app

Posted by Christoph
Oct 29, 2020 at 09:51 AM

MadaboutDana wrote:
>It would be really, really nice if people would stop
>and think before attacking, and maybe give those others the benefit of
>the doubt.

I thought the same. Maybe the bashing happens because many users are not aware of how much work software development really is - how time-consuming it is and how much burden it means for the mental and physical health, family life etc. of the developer, and how quickly burn-out can set in, even if you start a project with great ambitions and euphoria. The guilt you feel when you can’t deliver what you promised and can’t keep up with the continually changing and evolving technology and user wishes and demands is enormous and is real.

This developer did the right thing to stop the project before it was too late and ruined his life and disappointed more users, he was completely open, even offered a refund and open-sourced his work. He is obviously not somebody who simply wants to make quick cash. You can blame him for being too naive, believing he could build something like that as a one-man team and a side project. But yes, sometimes we are over-enthusiastic about an idea, and without such euphoric phasis, no innovation would ever happen. I can totally relate to him and his situation. He really does not deserve such bashing and being lumped in with other people on the Internet who are trying to make quick money without doing any work. Look at the open-source repository. These are many hours of hard work.