I think it's easy to take for granted that the web and all of its wonderful applications are built by people and a lot of is accessible for free. đ
Often, the folks that develop apps and publish websites on the internet aren't asking for any money from the folks using their creations. And frequently, devs that create this stuff aren't obviously attached to their creation. Yet they work away in the background adding new features, keeping things up-to-date, and making sure everything works smoothly for the rest of us.
So, my question to you all is have you ever donated to a developer who created something you like? Who are they? What is it that you like that they created?
Alternatively, have you ever gone with the donation model for any of your creations? Did you receive any donations?
Latest comments (27)
I didn't and sometime feel sorry about it. I should.
Well yeah sure if you count buying GumRoad courses as donating then yes I have done it đ
Haha! Oh that def counts in my book.
Nope, not yet.
No. I would love to donate to developers, but I don't actually have spare money currently.
Aww dang! Well, that's definitely understandable. Ya gotta look out for yourself & loved ones first! Plenty of time later in life to donate to those who ya wanna donate to. Wishing you the best!
I've used GitHub's sponsor feature for a couple small donations since it came out.
The donation I will always remember (fondly - without any regrets đ) was in early 2016 or so, when I tipped something like
0.1or0.2BTC to the creator of cyberciti.biz because of a couple of tutorials that saved my butt at my job of the time. Back then I'm sure it was less than $50 and the creator no longer accepts crypto tips, but it's always funny (to me) to look back at that tip.If I would have the capability, I certainly would! With the new GitHub sponsors feature is so easy to help Developers
and people do help, I already have one GitHub sponsor!!
I am planning to donate to packages when I create anything that makes me money. For now I'm creating open-source projects, so hopefully I'm adding some value this way (including reporting bugs and helping other users in issues).
Other than that, I remember buying coffee for OLauncher
Yep.
Yes, though not that often. The last time I did the "buy me a coffee" type donation was for dopamine, a free music player.
Yes, but not enough!