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You say he will continue to spread his story... and the possibility of this guy spreading bad word about me around London... yet you haven't given any context a

by Peroni 15y ago

You say he will continue to spread his story... and the possibility of this guy spreading bad word about me around London... yet you haven't given any context as to why he cancelled or what the original issue was.

anonymouse82 15y ago
The issue is odd. The original context is that the app was delayed significantly. This was largely due to their API not being ready or functional, or in some cases fit for purpose (Facebook login was somehow supposed to work via Basic Auth on all http requests to their servers - security nightmare). I was originally promised that 2 weeks after accepting the contract all the resources I needed to build the app would be ready (graphics, API, etc). This never happened, it was dragged out for a couple of months before I started to see the resources I needed to build the app. However in that time I built several prototypes using different mobile platforms, implemented what I could given the resources available to me, and generally prepared the framework for the app - all the stuff a good developer should be doing while waiting for graphics and APIs. 3 months in they decided to pull out, no warning, no complaints about issues. All they told me was that the app wasn't 'fit for purpose' and that it wasn't high enough quality and that the look and feel was wrong. The look and feel was designed by them! They also claimed that I had delayed the project and failed to deliver on time which is total nonsense of course. I believe there was a lot of excuses from their team, the company is very loosely coupled, with just a director, a developer who has stake in the company but is not full time committed to it, and a graphic designer on contract. I strongly believe the coder claimed his API was complete (I was told that it was complete by their director - but know that the API was incapable of handling login, search, messaging, various other essential features of the app). I think their director chose to believe his coder over me and so all the blame for the delayed app was suddenly placed upon me. Being blamed for my own mistakes I can understand and will happily accept. Being blamed for other peoples incompetence isn't acceptable!
- Peroni 15y ago
  Fair enough, these things happen. With that context, I can't imagine they would actively try and tarnish your reputation. It was a cancelled project. It happens. If the cost of legally pursuing your losses outweighs the end result then chalk it up as a lesson learned and move on. Also, it might be worth reviewing your contract terms so that things like the delivery date for resources is pre-agreed before anything is set in stone.
  - anonymouse82 15y ago
    Yes, I've since had a lawyer create a better contract for me. Definitely need to look at how to better communicate with such clients, handling expectations and getting everybody on the same page is the hardest thing about contracting if you ask me.

by Peroni 15y ago

anonymouse82 15y ago

The issue is odd. The original context is that the app was delayed significantly. This was largely due to their API not being ready or functional, or in some cases fit for purpose (Facebook login was somehow supposed to work via Basic Auth on all http requests to their servers - security nightmare). I was originally promised that 2 weeks after accepting the contract all the resources I needed to build the app would be ready (graphics, API, etc). This never happened, it was dragged out for a couple of months before I started to see the resources I needed to build the app. However in that time I built several prototypes using different mobile platforms, implemented what I could given the resources available to me, and generally prepared the framework for the app - all the stuff a good developer should be doing while waiting for graphics and APIs. 3 months in they decided to pull out, no warning, no complaints about issues. All they told me was that the app wasn't 'fit for purpose' and that it wasn't high enough quality and that the look and feel was wrong. The look and feel was designed by them! They also claimed that I had delayed the project and failed to deliver on time which is total nonsense of course. I believe there was a lot of excuses from their team, the company is very loosely coupled, with just a director, a developer who has stake in the company but is not full time committed to it, and a graphic designer on contract. I strongly believe the coder claimed his API was complete (I was told that it was complete by their director - but know that the API was incapable of handling login, search, messaging, various other essential features of the app). I think their director chose to believe his coder over me and so all the blame for the delayed app was suddenly placed upon me. Being blamed for my own mistakes I can understand and will happily accept. Being blamed for other peoples incompetence isn't acceptable!

Peroni 15y ago
Fair enough, these things happen. With that context, I can't imagine they would actively try and tarnish your reputation. It was a cancelled project. It happens. If the cost of legally pursuing your losses outweighs the end result then chalk it up as a lesson learned and move on. Also, it might be worth reviewing your contract terms so that things like the delivery date for resources is pre-agreed before anything is set in stone.
- anonymouse82 15y ago
  Yes, I've since had a lawyer create a better contract for me. Definitely need to look at how to better communicate with such clients, handling expectations and getting everybody on the same page is the hardest thing about contracting if you ask me.