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For me personally, absolutely. I loathe subscriptions. It is the mental overhead. Since the shift to subscriptions, my personal spending on software is down so
by _jal 5y ago
For me personally, absolutely.
I loathe subscriptions. It is the mental overhead. Since the shift to subscriptions, my personal spending on software is down something like 80% from what it was ca. 2015.
Replacements mainly have been open source software or things I've written.
- jpgvm 5y agoFor me it depends on what that subscription entails. Personally I only pay for the Jetbrains toolbox because it also includes a rolling perpetual license so if I ever do walk away from it I'm not leaving the software behind, just updates.
- auggierose 5y agoBut the perpetual one is a year behind what you are currently using, so that makes it hard to walk away :-)
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoAnd you will want the latest release so you can keep up with the latest features in the languages and frameworks.
- tonyedgecombe 5y ago>For me personally, absolutely. Business likes it though.