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I see a lot of "but I'm not a programmer" complaints. I'm concerned how many end users seem to overlook the solution of hiring programmers to make desired chang
by prodigal_erik 16y ago
I see a lot of "but I'm not a programmer" complaints. I'm concerned how many end users seem to overlook the solution of hiring programmers to make desired changes, since enabling that is a big part of what open source is for. How do we fix this? If third parties followed up by offering estimates to do the work, would that be well received?
- tedunangst 16y agoHiring programmers would be contrary to the goal of getting something for nothing.
- mechanical_fish 16y agoIf third parties followed up by offering estimates to do the work, would that be well received? Yes, by the people who matter: The ones with resources and the willingness to spend those resources on solutions to their problems. Other people won't receive it so well. These people are neither your customers nor your teammates. The sooner you figure this out, the better. Decline their requests politely, suggest some alternatives if you can, and move on.
- akkartik 16y agoHiring a programmer is not trivial. Most of us suck at managing people. We've all heard the horror stories of bad clients. Constantly changing feature requests, never-ending requests for support. I'm reluctant to add to that pool. People who hire programmers should know what they want. Posting to a forum isn't knowing what you want. Heck, I'm a programmer and just the prospect of saying I'll pay you to do x triggers stress hormones in my body.