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creating alexaudiobutler.com -> automatic mixing for video editors
One similarity is: both don't take too long to create. The AI it self might, but the thought about it don't
A survey of company success (measured in profits, or market cap) vs office layout, trying to see if there is correlation would be more useful. Even accounting for the fact that there is a lot of cargo culting, and unhappy employees.
Does asking professionals directly what they're missing count as market research?
Does this post count as market research?
Why not try that? Or use it as leverage? If you believe this.
If this is an issue, I think all other solutions have similar risks: account banned, company acquired/closed down, forced update to new API/system, to a point that I think I'd take the bet on a VM living longer in most cases
Basketball, or programming for your own pleasure is just that: pleasure. of course you'd do it for free if it's something you enjoy.
But the fact that it has to generate value for others is what removes the fun. You will have to make changes to your priorities, take into account others' preferences, etc etc.
Luckily if done right generates enough money to compensate for that.
Compiling with the newest versions of the libraries/tools can be a lot of hassle including downloading/instaling multiple GB's
The newest OSes will run apps made with earlier versions of the libraries/tools fine, up to a point of course.
- What if the employee quits
- What if you're unavailable as before, and the employee gets stuck
- What about the plethora of tasks you cannot expect the employee to do
All the while adding complexity of hiring and managing someone