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It is not the quality of the code, it is the functionality of the code. If you find a niche/function/demand in the market, code has power to fill that need. I a

It is not the quality of the code, it is the functionality of the code. If you find a niche/function/demand in the market, code has power to fill that need. I am not necessarily talking about tech value of the code, but the business value of it. Try solving a problem in furniture industry, you will just be a innovative carpenter. Business spinoff chance in other activities are far less compared to programming IMHO.

sharemywin 9y ago
people build physical machines all the time that get patented and make products, etc.
sharemywin 9y ago
You under estimate how hard it is to sell a software product/Saas etc. finding a feature people actually want to use and pay for that isn't already out there.
onion2k 9y ago
Try solving a problem in furniture industry, you will just be a innovative carpenter. Ingvar Kamprad founded Ikea to solve a problem in the furniture industry, and at one point was the 11th richest person in the world. He didn't use code to do it. The fact is that if you manage to find a solution to a pain that a lot of people suffer then you can make a huge impact and probably make a lot of money. It doesn't have to be code, and it definitely doesn't have to be good code, and very often you can be incredibly successful solving a problem without any code at all. You can deliver the best functionality in the world with code and you will still fail completely if no one finds out about it, or if no one understands what it does, or if no one cares, or if no one sees the benefit, or if no one can afford it, and so on. Code is useful but there are far more important things you need to get right in order to succeed. I love writing code, and I solve lots of problems with code. I also understand that there are problems code is not suited to solving. Code is a hammer, and some problems aren't nails.

sharemywin 9y ago

people build physical machines all the time that get patented and make products, etc.

sharemywin 9y ago

You under estimate how hard it is to sell a software product/Saas etc. finding a feature people actually want to use and pay for that isn't already out there.

onion2k 9y ago

Try solving a problem in furniture industry, you will just be a innovative carpenter. Ingvar Kamprad founded Ikea to solve a problem in the furniture industry, and at one point was the 11th richest person in the world. He didn't use code to do it. The fact is that if you manage to find a solution to a pain that a lot of people suffer then you can make a huge impact and probably make a lot of money. It doesn't have to be code, and it definitely doesn't have to be good code, and very often you can be incredibly successful solving a problem without any code at all. You can deliver the best functionality in the world with code and you will still fail completely if no one finds out about it, or if no one understands what it does, or if no one cares, or if no one sees the benefit, or if no one can afford it, and so on. Code is useful but there are far more important things you need to get right in order to succeed. I love writing code, and I solve lots of problems with code. I also understand that there are problems code is not suited to solving. Code is a hammer, and some problems aren't nails.