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All software is different. I'm only replying because my first answer is "nothing", then I thought about it. One data point from my experience: - developer tim
by afandian 10y ago
All software is different. I'm only replying because my first answer is "nothing", then I thought about it.
One data point from my experience:
- developer time to prepare, document a build, release notes
- build engineer to submit, check build, co-ordinate
- build machine hardware
- build machine OS license
- cryptographic signing hardware
- QA engineer time to test
- QA automation engineer's time to set up tests and maintain them
- QA test suite of machines for compatibility matrix
- technical writer for documentation
- distribution infrastructure / CDN
- support calls for new version
Another data point from my experience:
- about 2 minutes of developer time
- gratis open source build infrastructure
- kamaal 10y agoI'm pretty sure getting to the final version of the pill pretty much has similar processes/iterations. Its really not like they arrive one morning to the office, mix a few chemicals in a test tube, file a patent and then start selling them.
- afandian 10y agoMy post was about manufacturing, not development. That's a whole other story.
- dethswatch 10y ago>That's a whole other story. it's not- it doesn't matter- they're all the costs of getting a product to market and sustaining it.