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Simplifying Commercial Software Development?
NerdOfPrey writes "I'm nearing completion of development and testing of my first self-produced commercial application, but just beginning to appreciate the full bevy of other associated tasks ahead. There are help files to compile, end user license agreements to write, a website to create - and a secure online payment system to identify and integrate, automated installers to build, logos to design, marketing, and so on. Are there any good web-based single sources of information covering these sorts of issues? I've never had to do all of these things myself in the past; a comprehensive 'small developers guide' would be of considerable benefit." So is there anything besides "imitate, guess and pray" for all the tasks that come after the app is written?
He says he's a go-it-alone commercial developer and he hasn't a merketing plan? Well, he won't make that mistake again.
He says he's "nearing completion of development and testing", and he hasn't got any help files compiled yet? Sounds like he's not ready to start final testing.
It's so easy for somebody to write some code and kid himself he's starting a viable business. Probably happens somewhere every week. I don't know why /. eds though it was worth a story, though.