They're not "making an API testing client". They're trying to start something called a "business". People do this to try to get enough of this thing called "money", to pay for the costs in their lives and their family's lives.
If they are based in America, they would be calculating at least, say $200k per year per employee, since they need to pay healthcare etc. So multiply that by the number of employees you want in your business, then add all the other costs, and extend over the period you want the funding to cover.
Nice, thanks for sharing your wisdom. And still insane they need that much money, we all have examples here of businesses that succeeded without having to raise millions of dollars
Ok, but I guess httpie are raising money in an environment where investors are wanting to invest a lot of money, and they thought "why not, it will raise lots of exciting possibilities for the business". So I'm still not getting why there's so much criticism from people in this thread. You'd probably have done the same in their situation.
Yeah, but normally taking money from investors means they want growth and a return on their investment which often skews business decisions to get quick money at some point. This often leads to an enshittified product.
It seems unrealistic to make millions of dollars in short time in return for a simple product that already exists in many variants even for free. So people believe the product will suffer which makes the users suffer.
> Yeah, but normally taking money from investors [...] often skews business decisions [...] This often leads to an enshittified product.
Wow, I'm glad we've got you here to point out that the startup model doesn't work!
I don't understand why this thread on HTTPie has led to so much low quality teenagerish anti-commercial rhetoric; this is far below normal HN standards.
If they are based in America, they would be calculating at least, say $200k per year per employee, since they need to pay healthcare etc. So multiply that by the number of employees you want in your business, then add all the other costs, and extend over the period you want the funding to cover.