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What if he doesn't want to leave a 5-star review? He paid for the project, which included the source code. The source code needs to be delivered.

• logn 13y ago
  If the client refused to leave a 5-star review, I'd speculate the developer would improve the project such that he would get a 5-star review. I think it's his way of saying, "we're not done until you're totally satisfied". Of course, the developer went about it in a rude way, but that's exactly what you can expect hiring someone from a totally different culture than ours whom you've never met. Basically this entrepreneur is complaining that being an engineering manager isn't 100% easy. And then he concludes by saying that being an engineer is totally do-able and probably easier than managing. lol
  • ye 13y ago
    I wouldn't leave a 5-star review simply because the developer requested to get paid earlier than the agreed upon schedule. If he doesn't honor what he agreed to, he doesn't deserve 5 stars.
• chii 13y ago
  I m sure the dev knows that as soon as he gets anything less than a 5 star review, his livelyhood might be destroyed. Withholding the source is one way to pressure clients to give good reviews. Whether this is justified or not, the $800 isn't worth a less-than-5-star review. If the client is a dick and leaves a crap review even if their specs were satisfied, what's the dev to do? The problem is actually the review system - there is no auto-correcting feedback loop.