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1. Einenlum · 1791136090 · focus · HN ↗

   So, one of the leader companies wants to replace the major tool used by developers all around the world, but doesn't want to pay developers to do so.

   They want us, external developers, to build it for $25k... But not cash. $25k of cloudflare hosting.

   Why do I feel like it's the most insulting offer I have seen in a while?

   1. j45 · 1791136230 · focus · HN ↗

      It feels pretty out of touch and average, maybe it came from llm brainstorming?

      1. tchalla · 1791137380 · focus · HN ↗

         It seems success if getting through their heads.

         1. j45 · 1791140406 · focus · HN ↗

            I kind of hope someone does build it, just not exclusively dependant on Cloudflare.

            Perhaps cloudflare thinks this is reasonably possible with LLM driven development, however, the devil on this is in the details to hit the production level footprint of something like github. especially if running from scratch.

   2. meerita · 1791140606 · focus · HN ↗

      I was asking myself the same question. Multibillion dollar business, but paid by pennies.
   3. wyrdcurt · 1791143176 · focus · HN ↗

      Wow. $25k in credits... if you win first place. And you must release under a permissive (commercially-exploitable) license. And you need to be a paying customer to even make an attempt.

      Insulting seems to be putting it lightly.

      1. shepherdjerred · 1791145063 · focus · HN ↗

         The permissive license as a requirement is pretty crazy. They're just hiring a contractor at that point. And they're paying with company scrip

         1. alsetmusic · 1791168813 · focus · HN ↗

            [Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons](<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=MTCen9-RELM" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=MTCen9-RELM)
      2. MiroslavPokorny · 1791158884 · focus · HN ↗

         This is the new economy.

         The public take the risk, most never get paid, while big Tech is a guardian taking their cut of advertising.

         Everything is becoming social media.

         Your welcome.

   4. necovek · 1791165665 · focus · HN ↗

      And they want you to buildmit using their infrastructure&#x2F;abstraction layer as a base, potentially vendor-locking people to Cloudflare.

      Did they all not get that developers need full control of their tools?

      Or they are hoping to turn this into a brave new (old) world where you are at the (bigger) mercy of proprietary vendors?

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