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> it's not likely to move the needle on any metric they really care about considerably. what about devs too scared to put their CC no in the till coz they've h

> it's not likely to move the needle on any metric they really care about considerably. what about devs too scared to put their CC no in the till coz they've heard horror stories about being overcharged for mistakes? Just recently had to sort out a feature that a junior dev created using openstreetmaps coz they didn't want to be on the hook by putting their card into google maps... It was for an internal portal, usage wasn't even high enough to hit the monthly free tier! Hour 1 experience also matters.

p0llard 7y ago
Why would a junior dev be using _their_ card details? Surely your company has a corporate billing account with Google for this purpose? Perhaps I've misunderstood the situation, but if I were working as a dev at a company and was expected to provide my own card details to pay for APIs, I would walk out the door.
- kkarakk 7y ago
  They were just told to make the portal as a learning teambuilding exercise, choice of tools was entirely up to them - i even told the person company would pony up for anything they ended up spending. HR was being a pain about getting card details(it's not easy getting that stuff in india) The dude bounced off google maps as soon as he saw the form to enter payment info and went straight to open street maps.
  - dvfjsdhgfv 7y ago
    Was the choice of OSM a bad one?
    - kkarakk 7y ago
      Seeing as how i had to learn all the GIS jargon OSM uses by default, it was bad for me. It's not a bad choice but since we as a company can afford the easy of Google maps it's a waste of time
  - hvidgaard 7y ago
    > The dude bounced off google maps as soon as he saw the form to enter payment info and went straight to open street maps. As he should. Unless you have in written form that the company will cover the exact expense, then no one should use a personal CC for work use.
    - kkarakk 7y ago
      Not everyone is a rockstar engineer in a top 5 company my guy, people have to start somewhere and paperwork is a huge show stopper in india in general. from your comment history i see you're european.Europeans have way more protections and assurances in cases like this, india is a very different business environment...
  - yjftsjthsd-h 7y ago
    > The dude bounced off google maps as soon as he saw the form to enter payment info and went straight to open street maps. Sounds like a happy ending.

p0llard 7y ago

Why would a junior dev be using _their_ card details? Surely your company has a corporate billing account with Google for this purpose? Perhaps I've misunderstood the situation, but if I were working as a dev at a company and was expected to provide my own card details to pay for APIs, I would walk out the door.

kkarakk 7y ago
They were just told to make the portal as a learning teambuilding exercise, choice of tools was entirely up to them - i even told the person company would pony up for anything they ended up spending. HR was being a pain about getting card details(it's not easy getting that stuff in india) The dude bounced off google maps as soon as he saw the form to enter payment info and went straight to open street maps.
- dvfjsdhgfv 7y ago
  Was the choice of OSM a bad one?
  - kkarakk 7y ago
    Seeing as how i had to learn all the GIS jargon OSM uses by default, it was bad for me. It's not a bad choice but since we as a company can afford the easy of Google maps it's a waste of time
- hvidgaard 7y ago
  > The dude bounced off google maps as soon as he saw the form to enter payment info and went straight to open street maps. As he should. Unless you have in written form that the company will cover the exact expense, then no one should use a personal CC for work use.
  - kkarakk 7y ago
    Not everyone is a rockstar engineer in a top 5 company my guy, people have to start somewhere and paperwork is a huge show stopper in india in general. from your comment history i see you're european.Europeans have way more protections and assurances in cases like this, india is a very different business environment...
- yjftsjthsd-h 7y ago
  > The dude bounced off google maps as soon as he saw the form to enter payment info and went straight to open street maps. Sounds like a happy ending.