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For me, the motivation comes by having other people use and respond to the software I create. This means getting out of my developer bubble and doing some marke
by yesimahuman 13y ago
For me, the motivation comes by having other people use and respond to the software I create. This means getting out of my developer bubble and doing some marketing. When people are engaging with your creations in a positive way, it's hard to not be motivated.
I think this applies to any software product that is written with the intention of having someone else use it, open source or otherwise.
- kevutu 13y agoThis gives me a short burst of motivation but is don't seem to get around to actual completion of a project and seeing it in use.
- yesimahuman 13y agoWell, what if you started generating revenue, and customers were sharing your stuff all over the world? What could be more motivating than that?
- qu4z-2 13y agoKnowing I've made something of quality. For me, that's more important than people using/paying for my stuff.
- swayvil 13y agoOh man, positive feedback from people who use my software is the most wonderful thing in the universe. I laugh and cry and my existence is justified. Shit, I kinda like negative feedback too. I think I need more sex. I can't say that it motivates me much tho. Well, maybe a little. I guess I'm mostly motivated by thinking about how my software could be.