How Do Map Before You Travel...Mark it, Save it, Something Else?
Apr 17, 2015, 3:10 pm
#31
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Posts: 121
Former software developer here. You need to stop letting your mother control your finances! Grab that wallet when she isn't looking!
It's not like you are buying photoshop for $1000 or whatever that thing costs so you can touch up a photo, most of those app developers are just regular guys like us that do this on the side. I figure kicking down a few bucks isn't really going to change my life but it's a way to say "thank you" to the developer. These guys are getting beer money for their work, not Angry Birds millions.
I give at least that in a night to a random bartender who does little more than pour a beer and hand it over. Someone out there spent a lot of time developing an app that makes my life a littler easier and if kicking down a few bucks makes him feel like someone appreciated his work, it's worth it. There a lot of times where nobody is paying for it, lots of people are using it and there is always that one guy out there that sends constant hate mail about a feature he thinks should be included. A little positive reinforcement goes a long way.
If you can afford to pay $300++ for a smartphone, even spending a princely $5 a month is over time enough to buy pretty much every program that you regularly use that has a paid version. I'm all about try-before-buy but if you have something you love and use the heck out of it, let the developer know.
If you are in a place in life where you can't scrape together a few bucks (but have a fancy phone??), drop them a note and tell them you appreciate their work, that goes a long way too.
And stop asking your mom permission to spend your money! Move out of the house! And make your bed!
It's not like you are buying photoshop for $1000 or whatever that thing costs so you can touch up a photo, most of those app developers are just regular guys like us that do this on the side. I figure kicking down a few bucks isn't really going to change my life but it's a way to say "thank you" to the developer. These guys are getting beer money for their work, not Angry Birds millions.
I give at least that in a night to a random bartender who does little more than pour a beer and hand it over. Someone out there spent a lot of time developing an app that makes my life a littler easier and if kicking down a few bucks makes him feel like someone appreciated his work, it's worth it. There a lot of times where nobody is paying for it, lots of people are using it and there is always that one guy out there that sends constant hate mail about a feature he thinks should be included. A little positive reinforcement goes a long way.
If you can afford to pay $300++ for a smartphone, even spending a princely $5 a month is over time enough to buy pretty much every program that you regularly use that has a paid version. I'm all about try-before-buy but if you have something you love and use the heck out of it, let the developer know.
If you are in a place in life where you can't scrape together a few bucks (but have a fancy phone??), drop them a note and tell them you appreciate their work, that goes a long way too.
And stop asking your mom permission to spend your money! Move out of the house! And make your bed!
