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5. how can I make $$$ from spending a few months writing a native client? Slack can cut me off anytime they get annoyed with me. So even if my client is better,
by dmitrygr 7y ago
5. how can I make $$$ from spending a few months writing a native client? Slack can cut me off anytime they get annoyed with me. So even if my client is better, they can decide i am a threat and cut me off.
Never build your future on someone else's platform.
- danShumway 7y agoI completely agree, but this would fall under point 1 for me. See Twitter for a good example of where business interests and API stability intersect in negative ways. I would make the point that if you don't trust a business to keep their official API stable, you probably shouldn't be building a community around their tools in the first place, regardless of whether or not they have a native app.