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For a professional developer, coding would indeed be the easiest part.

• fiftyacorn 10y ago
  Its is and it isnt - the problem for a professional dev/engineer is that you want the best technical solution instead of releasing some cobbled together rubbish as quickly as possible
  • fsloth 10y ago
    "the problem for a professional dev/engineer is that you want the best technical solution instead of releasing some cobbled together rubbish as quickly as possible" Yes, but have you tried to optimize for code size, clarity and speed of creating features rather than just technical completeness. As a single dev there is an incredible amount of corner cutting you can do which you can polish away once the product gains traction. You can hack stuff together just as long you know how it's supposed to be properly built and how you get there from the rapid prototype.
    • pc86 10y ago
      It's actually easier to do this as a single dev because you typically have a near-complete mental model of the software, including the rough bits and areas for improvement. With a team of 4 people it's very easy for no one dev to have a complete mental model, which leads to nobody truly understanding the weak points underneath.
  • gutnor 10y ago
    When you say "you want", generally that's because you have a full time job, and don't want to spend your free time doing the same as work. Either you do quick hack because you want to play. Or you design nice stuff because you have to do something exceptional. If you want passive income, you need to get out of that mentality. After work is still work, except you are the employer.