I just finished reading about the greatest application ever. This article talks about Evolve, a relationship manager for your phone. The application is designed for those of us that go on so many dates with different people, that we can’t keep track of any of them or remember if we liked the person or not. You can rate the person’s qualities from 1 to 10 and using the program’s amazing backend, you can find out if you actually liked the person you went on a date with.
Obviously this is dumb, even the article talking about the application admits this. The application is marketed as a service that allows users to weigh their options and notice patterns about their dating. I think it’s fun to joke about, but apparently, the people who created this got a million dollars to do so. I hate reading about these applications that aren’t useful or well-designed that get a crazy amount of funding or are downloaded so much that the person who made it gets rich. I’m clearly jealous of their success, but it just doesn’t seem right that people can luck their way into success because the internet decided it was funny. I know life doesn’t work in a way that’s always fair and that luck plays a major role in extreme success, but it’s discouraging to see things like this. I think applications like this one can be harmful to those of us who want to design software. If we see a market filled with applications that are overnight successes made by one person, everyone will want to create some mediocre piece of software in the hopes of making a fortune. There’s nothing wrong with one person’s application being successful if they have a good idea, but when we see As Seen On TV quality software making someone rich, it’s a frustrating experience. I can imagine a lot of game developers feeling the same way. Seeing a simple game on steam get millions of downloads must make anyone that can create games want to think up the next Flappy Bird.
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Cristina Cachux
5/12/2017 10:02:09 am
What an add application. I think obviously there is a market for any idea and any overnight success because its so ridiculous that people will sign up for kicks and giggles. However, I dont think people go on that many dates so often they cant keep track, that seems a bit excessive.
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