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I would image that satisfaction I'd get from having people actually use my code would greatly outweigh the inconvenience of being pestered about new features.
by dennis_moore 5y ago
I would image that satisfaction I'd get from having people actually use my code would greatly outweigh the inconvenience of being pestered about new features.
- jcfields 5y agoThere’s definitely something uniquely satisfying about knowing that code you wrote is saving other people time or helping them create things. The beautiful thing about programming is you can solve a problem once for yourself and also end up end up solving it forever for everybody.
- jonnycomputer 5y agoI'd imagine that it is satisfying, yes. But I think you may be underestimating how little other people will value your time in asking for help using that software. I have a colleague that maintains a popular open source project, and he spends a ridiculous amount of time answering questions about problems they're having, and very often those problems don't have anything to do with the software he's written, but the competence of the questioner. I had been considering developing a package, perhaps paid for with grant money, but the long term commitment that comes with it has scared me off.