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by Jeannen 1191 days ago
Mainly wrote the blog for myself, so I don't put any formatting or try to make it looks nice haha

I don't give much details about the AI part because it would have been dumb to make a how-to showing how people can replicate the app

And yes, my code is prob terrible, I learned to code last May, I'm fine with it, as long as the app works

As for the buyer, I'm under NDA so I can't give details, but he has a very good vision for the app and the skills necessary to improve it. It's faster to buy an app already generating revenues and with data than starting one from 0

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> I'm fine with it, as long as the app works

For how long? That’s the crux of the question. If you don’t know what you’re doing and your code “is prob terrible” the app will break in unexpected ways which are hard to diagnose and fix. If you were a carpenter, would you be proud to sell a chair which held up the two or three times you’ve sat on it but which you can’t confidently say won’t break in six months when your client’s spouse is using it?

If you ever wonder why software today is terrible, that’s a big part of it: people throwing stuff at the wall until it kind of works instead of taking care to make it good and correct which isn’t that much extra effort.

You’re far from the only one doing things that way. And that’s a shame, because we’re all worse off for it.

App haven't crashed so far, so, I'd say it's doing fine!

I was pretty clear when I sold the app that it needed lots of improvements, and that's why I didn't listed it for more (x2.5 total revenues), the buyer know that

And no, I never wondered why software today is terrible, I'm not a dev, and I'll never be, I'm just a guy who learned to code.

But it's good, it means there is a market for people who like "taking care to make it good and correct", and I'll never be able to compete there. Let customers choose :)