Musings from The Software Underground

I've never gotten the cash for feature offer, but I couldn't agree with Brent more...

But here’s the important thing: the developer you’re talking to has one thing in mind: to make great software that delights people.

With that in mind, the developer may or may not want to do that feature. The $50 is nothing. If it’s the right feature and the right time to do it, the developer will do it. If it’s not, then it won’t get done.

So many things go into how and why we add every new feature, the least of which is any kind of cash compensation. The wants and needs of users and heck, how much actual fun we'll have adding a new feature, are all much, much higher on the list than any cash offer would be.

Don’t offer $50 for your favorite feature