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0 pointspjmlp4d ago0 comments

The problem is that outside big corporations, devs nowadays aren't willing to pay for development tooling, although we surely like to be paid.

Thus platforms and SaaS products, seem to be the only way to make sustainable open source products.

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re-thc4d ago

> devs nowadays aren't willing to pay for development tooling

I can't speak generally because it varies but is this really the case here? Other posters have commented on missing features and issues with their product i.e. Deno Deploy so is it not willing to pay or not worth it?

mrtksn4d ago

Devs are notoriously hard to sell. They are hard to impress(I can do that in a weekend, which is also probably true for Deno anyway) and stingy.

re-thc3d ago

> I can do that in a weekend, which is also probably true for Deno anyway

You can build Deno or even Deno deploy in a weekend? Even AI can't (not properly).

1. People say things all the time especially online. They might even tweet about their weekend project YET they might still buy it. Not equivalent.

2. If you have to buy it is usually tied to a business reason e.g. make work better or their business and so there's a lot more to it e.g. safety, regulations, etc.

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