If my years in software development and open source have taught me anything it is bespoke or service or bust, choose one.
Either what you're writing is a service or it's bespoke, anything else and what you're creating has zero value (or close enough to it).
We operate in an economy of scarcity, no scarcity, no value. The simple and unavoidable fact is that software has zero scarcity; once one copy exists there is no limit to how many copies can exist.
Same is true with music and all other forms of media and of course and we can see how hard that realization is for them to make.
My advice to you would be that software development is a booming industry with a great future; just make sure what you're making has scarcity and thus value.
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If my years in software development and open source have taught me anything it is bespoke or service or bust, choose one.
Either what you're writing is a service or it's bespoke, anything else and what you're creating has zero value (or close enough to it).
We operate in an economy of scarcity, no scarcity, no value. The simple and unavoidable fact is that software has zero scarcity; once one copy exists there is no limit to how many copies can exist. Same is true with music and all other forms of media and of course and we can see how hard that realization is for them to make.
My advice to you would be that software development is a booming industry with a great future; just make sure what you're making has scarcity and thus value.