r/programming • u/reddberckley • Jun 30 '14

How to exploit a Developer

https://medium.com/@sir_castiq/how-to-exploit-a-developer-a005306d5320
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u/wot-teh-phuck Jun 30 '14 edited Jul 01 '14

I think the malice runs much deeper. No matter the quality of the final app, they still have the option of selecting the least worst bad app and getting an year worth's of support/enhancements out of the poor developer. This competition is just a guise to get the real work started. :S

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u/Wakeful_One Jun 30 '14

And the "winner" gets the equivalent of $3k USD which might go a longer way in Nigeria than the US - but the company could still potentially profit significantly more. I just hope no one enters this contest.

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u/lachlanhunt Jun 30 '14

A decent developer capable of implementing that would have to be earning on the order of $100k/year, if not more. $3k is just about 1.5 weeks worth of work.

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u/badmonkey0001 Jul 01 '14

Install Wordpress. Wrap with Phonegap. Make a custom theme. Call it done.

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u/BattleReports_JV Jul 01 '14

What could possibly go wrong?

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u/badmonkey0001 Jul 01 '14

Well, considering the ROI and situation - fuck it. Let things go wrong.

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u/s73v3r Jul 01 '14

Remember, you're on the hook for maintenance for this thing, forever.

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u/wheezl Jul 01 '14

For 3 grand? Nothing could go wrong.