Great new developer community concept

[codezilla94]

I found this new site I am excited about http://www.spikesolutions.net.
The concept, zip up your programming solutions and submit them to this
site for free. Each time someone downloads your solution you get
$1.00. The creators of the site are trying to improve the quality and
availability of "spike solutions" by rewarding developers with cash
for submitting their solutions. I would like to hear your thoughts.

 

[Guest]

(e-mail address removed) wrote in @g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

I found this new site I am excited about http://www.spikesolutions.net.
The concept, zip up your programming solutions and submit them to this
site for free. Each time someone downloads your solution you get
$1.00. The creators of the site are trying to improve the quality and
availability of "spike solutions" by rewarding developers with cash
for submitting their solutions. I would like to hear your thoughts.

I don't think it's going to work. The person purchasing the code has no
idea what the quality of the code is like... The person can be buying crap
code for all we know.

 

[codezilla94]

(e-mail address removed) wrote in @g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:


I don't think it's going to work. The person purchasing the code has no
idea what the quality of the code is like... The person can be buying crap
code for all we know.

The site has a rating system so the invisible hand is at work, and
there are screenshots. Who ever submits the code should demonstrate
good documentation. Also, the solutions are low priced and may be
worth taking a chance on.

 

[jim]

The site has a rating system so the invisible hand is at work, and
there are screenshots. Who ever submits the code should demonstrate
good documentation. Also, the solutions are low priced and may be
worth taking a chance on.

Why "take a chance" on code you have to pay for when there is so much free
(rated as well) code on sites like www.planetsourcecode.com ?

 

[Smokey Grindle]

Why would I want to when I have code project which is completely FREE!

 

[rowe_newsgroups]

Why would I want to when I have code project which is completely FREE!

One benefit I see is that people can put a want ad in for a certain
solution. Then the promise of money would (possibly) entice a
devoloper to create a solution. I guess it's sort of a cheap
altenative to rentacoder.com?

I'll probably watch the site for a bit and see what happens - after
all many people don't mind spending a few dollars on a free product.

Thanks,

Seth Rowe

 

[Guest]

One benefit I see is that people can put a want ad in for a certain
solution. Then the promise of money would (possibly) entice a
devoloper to create a solution. I guess it's sort of a cheap
altenative to rentacoder.com?

Yes, I think that's the benefit - the want ad portion. However, the sale of
source code might only appeal to the desparate who could not find a
solution on other sites such as CodeProject, PlanetSourceCode, Google, etc.

 

[rowe_newsgroups]

Yes, I think that's the benefit - the want ad portion. However, the sale of
source code might only appeal to the desparate who could not find a
solution on other sites such as CodeProject, PlanetSourceCode, Google, etc.

So you don't think they would pay big bucks for my Hello World console
app?



Thanks,

Seth Rowe

 

[Guest]

So they are appealing to developers who like the concept of open source, yet,
really want to make a buck?

 

[codezilla94]

So they are appealing to developers who like the concept of open source, yet,
really want to make a buck?





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Most of the solutions I see on the net are incomplete, furthermore, at
least in my case; there is no motive for programmers to share all
their ideas. Now throw capitalism into the mix, it indices programmers
to submit more complete solutions more often. I love capitalism, it's
what drives the evolution of business and products forward!

 

[rowe_newsgroups]

Most of the solutions I see on the net are incomplete, furthermore, at
least in my case; there is no motive for programmers to share all
their ideas. Now throw capitalism into the mix, it indices programmers
to submit more complete solutions more often. I love capitalism, it's
what drives the evolution of business and products forward!

But capitalism thrives on supply and demand. Developers might have
plenty of code they could supply, but from what I see (thanks to
codeproject and planetsourcecode et al) the demand for "code for
purchase" is rather low - this will directly equate to a low quantity
of marketed goods if I remember my economics correctly. The bad thing
is is that many full fledge solutions I develop may only interest a
hundred people - sure the 100 bucks would be nice but if I spent 40
hours developing that solution I'd only be making two and a half
dollars an hour! Right now it seems the idea is half between
codeproject and commercial consulting - it doesn't have the attracting
power of free source code, nor does it have the profitability of
consulting work.

Like I said, it's an interesting concept, but I wonder if it will make
it farther than that.

Thanks,

Seth Rowe

 

[codezilla94]

But capitalism thrives on supply and demand. Developers might have
plenty of code they could supply, but from what I see (thanks to
codeproject and planetsourcecode et al) the demand for "code for
purchase" is rather low - this will directly equate to a low quantity
of marketed goods if I remember my economics correctly. The bad thing
is is that many full fledge solutions I develop may only interest a
hundred people - sure the 100 bucks would be nice but if I spent 40
hours developing that solution I'd only be making two and a half
dollars an hour! Right now it seems the idea is half between
codeproject and commercial consulting - it doesn't have the attracting
power of free source code, nor does it have the profitability of
consulting work.

Like I said, it's an interesting concept, but I wonder if it will make
it farther than that.

Thanks,

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I see your point Seth, but if you can put 10 solutions on the site,
that's $1000. I don't think the average developer would develop
solutions for this site solely to make the $1.00/download, I think the
site allows you to open up you code box and submit something you have
already been paid for...extra $. Plus you are introducing new concepts
to the development community that can be improved upon and other
developers can learn from.

 

[Guest]

Ah, submitting code you have already been paid for is a whole other ball of
wax... I'm pretty sure my company will frown on it!

 

[The Frog]

This whole thread sounds like SPAM to me...

The Frog