I wonder how much money it must have cost and is it worth it for JetBrains?
How much time would it take for a team of 5 to make a UI library at this level of sophistication (tests, accessibility, response, etc)? 6 months? 1 year?
They also grow with every feature iteration. It starts with `<Text />` and `<Button />` and then grows to include `<Toast />`, forms, modals, etc.
If the company is big enough they can make it public and get some attention but I don't see why anyone would use them for their own personal projects outside of the very limited scope of the company itself.
I don't know but I don't think many companies can afford to do this.
The competitive advantage is that it's bespoke and designed exactly for their own needs. It also provides a look+feel that is distinct from the typical Material UI fork, which could be considered a savvy move.
But let's say 5 people working 12 months x 50,000 USD = 250,000 USD.
Even considering non US payrolls at 50k per year, that's a significant expense.
JetBrains devs likely cost around 100k/y year here in CEE by the way. But I think 3M is a reasonable guess, 30 FTE years (7 devs, 1 PM, 1 UX, 1 "overhead" (other management costs)).
I would imagine a good React dev in the US would make (on average) closer to 100k? SV salaries will probably be higher than 100k, no?