[grecy]

> I've always felt most such rewards program portals and apps were more hack-jobs than serious applications

It’s easy to figure out which way any system goes. Does it generate revenue or cost money? The former will be a serious application, the latter a hack job

[kredd]

Just did a mental test of this theory through past projects I’ve consulted for, and it seemed the opposite. I’ve seen hack jobs generating about $1M/day, as a second product of the company. And seen very mature serious applications barely breaking even.

[chatmasta]

This makes sense because a hack job that generates money is more likely to stay online than a hack job that makes no money.