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> "build it and they will come" I also used to think that build it and they will come was a big fallacy, but it's not really. The fallacy is, "build it and the

by bambax 5y ago

> "build it and they will come" I also used to think that build it and they will come was a big fallacy, but it's not really. The fallacy is, "build it and the whole world will fight to get what you built". That sure won't happen by itself or by chance. But if you build something reasonably good, some people will come. That may not be enough for you to make a living out of it, but it will make it worthwhile. > Learning things is valuable in itself. From the same author: > Open source, writing blog posts, and playing with tweaking lint settings and editor themes all day are completely fine until your landlord knocks on your door or you're at the checkout at the grocery store. You're doing a crazy 2-hour commute every day telling yourself "well at least I'm learning a lot about SVG". Fuck that. https://kitze.io/posts/github-stars-wont-pay-your-rent https://kitze.io/posts/github-stars-wont-pay-your-rent (I am actually, currently learning a lot about SVG and love it; but the quote is right that it's not paying the rent.)

pflenker 4y ago
Learning helps you pay your rent in the long run though, as it lifts your overall qualification level.
- dasyatidprime 4y ago
  That can decay to ~zero from a career-agency standpoint though if it's not the limiting reagent for professional access to the next level—that is, if the assignments you can get next all include the same thing at the same speed regardless of whether you also learn it independently or not.
sam0x17 4y ago
One thing I've found to not be fallacious is "if you don't want them to come, they will come". With open source this is so true. My projects that I don't want to actively maintain anymore are always the ones that generate lots of issues and pull requests and stars, versus the ones I actually use on a daily basis that no one but me cares about.

by bambax 5y ago

pflenker 4y ago

Learning helps you pay your rent in the long run though, as it lifts your overall qualification level.

dasyatidprime 4y ago
That can decay to ~zero from a career-agency standpoint though if it's not the limiting reagent for professional access to the next level—that is, if the assignments you can get next all include the same thing at the same speed regardless of whether you also learn it independently or not.

sam0x17 4y ago

One thing I've found to not be fallacious is "if you don't want them to come, they will come". With open source this is so true. My projects that I don't want to actively maintain anymore are always the ones that generate lots of issues and pull requests and stars, versus the ones I actually use on a daily basis that no one but me cares about.