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There’s still a world of difference between hobby and professional software development. In hobby software you fix the bugs that you fix; in professional softwa
by spoonjim 5y ago
There’s still a world of difference between hobby and professional software development. In hobby software you fix the bugs that you fix; in professional software you fix the bugs that your paying customers hit. I think it’s why free software has had limited success in end-user applications.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 5y agoI can see that, what I'm trying to say though is that I don't know in which category I fit: hobby and professional are bot very engaging, sometimes I want to work at the stuff fot my job, other times for my pet projects. How would you define this given the premise of the op?
- foxfluff 5y agoA different take: in professional software, you fix the things your boss tells (or allows) you to fix, while in free software, you fix the things that need to be fixed. I think that's why I find most commercial software to be a trash fire compared to free software.
- spoonjim 5y agoIn application software? Which ones, specifically?