[vinceguidry]

What I should have said was, "Good luck getting your freelance clients to pay for it." If you're running a software business, which I see you are, with a product that serves a need that people actually have, in a way that they actually need it to be solved, then sure, they'll appreciate craftsmanship.

Because you put the time and attention in before you put a price on it and asked them to pay for it. If you're asking them to value it before you put it in, then you're selling them Fort Knox when all they need is a bank.

It's not just about software, it's about business too. If you want to make software the way you want to make it, you better be willing to sell it yourself.

Freelancing allows you to make software and get paid for it without having to validate the business purpose behind the software. In many cases, the business doesn't need anything fancy, handing them a manifesto isn't going to score you any points.