Chapter 24
Planning a Program Before and After Coding
Before you invest days, weeks, months, or years working on a program, make sure the world even wants your program in the first place. If you’re writing a program for yourself, then you can ignore what the rest of the world thinks. However, if you plan on selling your programs to others, make sure your program has a future before you even begin.
Here’s one way to determine if there’s a market for your program. Look for competition. Most people think it’s better to target a market with no competition, but if there’s no competition, this could be a big clue that there’s also no market.
However, if you look for a market loaded with lots of competitors, this means there’s a thriving market ...
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