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Speaking as a programmer, I don't think you need to be a brilliant programmer to do a startup. If you can cobble something useful together using duct tape and g
by donaq 16y ago
Speaking as a programmer, I don't think you need to be a brilliant programmer to do a startup. If you can cobble something useful together using duct tape and glue, then sprinkle some glitter on it until it looks sort of nice, people will probably start using it until you have enough traction to hire a competent programmer.
But you do need to at least be able to do duct tape programming.
- ABrandt 16y agoI think you make a good point--one that business types often overlook. Its extremely daunting to begin duct taping a startup together though. Your options are never optimal. I've spent nearly 2 years (on and off) banging and hammering on Drupal to try and make it do something non-trivial. I'm proud of what I've been able to do, but I can't help but think what I could be capable of if I devoted that time to learning to program the right way. With that being said, I would highly recommend Drupal as a reasonable way for a non-technical type to piece something together. The community that supports the project is pretty top notch IMO.