Snag it. Don't wait.
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If you do this, and give them ample warning, most "dirtbags" will turn tail and run, fearing exposure with validating info being made public.
On the other hand, you could take the initiative and file a fraud claim against the user with Paypal, which would freeze their accounts for up to 30 days (unless terms have changed).
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As an example, for 3d game engine design, clearly Tim Sweeney of Epic Games is one of the top developers, if not THE top developer, in the field today. TODAY.
That said, I wouldn't hire him to write an operating system.
Amazon owns your business, you don't. Seriously, I'm not joking. This is why I still operate over 100 servers in a data center.
(I have no affiliation.. I just googled registered agent)
THE biggest issue I have with it is that one app never fits. There are ALWAYS an endless number of feature requests, and the license usually never takes these into consideration. Make sure that if you plan on doing it, and making changes, then you (a) charge for time, enough to make it painful ($150/hr or more), (b) are charging for time and that they don't own the code, and (c) limit the number of requests per day/week/month/year, etc, and (d) have the right to terminate the app, hosting, licensing, and support at will, and the only recourse they have is to buy it for a minimum amount decided by you.
If they REALLY want it, they'll be willing to make concessions.
If you go this route, you need to be willing to lose control of the app, and be blocked from the industry for up to three years.
It will happen. Chances are they've looked for the app, even tried to have it written, and now they've found it for license, and a guy that's willing to keep it up. All that stands between them and the app is negotiations.
We're not painting a pleasant picture, but we're holding back. It's worse than it appears.
If they want a white label, tell them "Only if WE run it, we'll code it, and you won't have access to the code or database schemas."
The other option is "buy us out and we'll run it for you internally."
Cheers.
#1 Do something else - It's time to take a break. Do something completely different, unrelated to programming.
If you're like me, and it sounds like you might be, that's what it takes to make the mind miss what it knows best, and you'll soon find yourself coming up with ideas around what your doing, and chomping at the bit to dive into the technical aspects of them.
#2 Take it slow - small projects, small victories. Set your goals very low and achieve each one as a stepping stone.
If you have the ability, funds, and time, do some traveling. If not, do a lot of reading... fiction, and NO HN. Seeing other people do stuff (most of which is inane and inconsequential) only makes one feel impatient. Disconnect completely for a week or two and let your body and mind rest.
Cheers!
How long will be the video on Sharia Law? Will the segment on the stoning of small children and women be shot with a handycam at an actual event?
Will you show the proper way to hold the rocks, and which part of the head should be hit with proper force?
In other words, define "definitive"?
Cheers.
Give me your target words, and I'll give you a list of good domains that are available for registration, right now.
Include an email address if you don't want them posted back here.
Cheers Randy
Go on working in whatever language or technology you want, and don't listen to the idiot zealots who aren't intelligent enough to broaden their horizons to the point where they understand that ANY language is cool if it provides the customers with a viable solution that scales.
Cheers.
If you use Gtk for the GUI, it's cross platform using Mono. Lots of closed and open source widgets, easy to write your own, and runs very quickly.
IMHO, the networking stack in C# is much more robust and provides better performance than in Java, and you can static link the runtimes to the app, making deployment of installer-free apps relatively easy using embedded resources.
Cheers! Randy