In one way, you could say that a forum like this can act as both a beta test and a place for a mentors program.
People help… yes. You know all know you place in the chain! Sometimes you have the question, sometimes the answer. It is good.
But how do you proceed!? How do you take beta testing and mentor one step further? But at the same time, without going public!?
I all understand big companies. They simply invite people to use the software. But for me, I’m not such company and I don’t have the resources or the opportunity to invite many people “just to try”!
My software is more similar as to build the roller coaster!
In such sense, I mean, the whole whole thing actually needs to be build before the actually problems occurs and can be fixed!
There is no such thing as a “roller coaster demo build”. Yes, you can build the 3D animated film, to get the feeling, the view.
I already did the research, it’s finished. Years back in time.
I don’t want to hand out the code to “every person interested”, because I actually have some neat secrets.
But to the right person, it’s not a problem.
At the other hand! The members of this forum are almost too skilled for me.
They will say, “you can not do this and that because…” and such conversation, may be true, but does not bring either me or the project in the right direction. Simply! I don’t have the resources to build a data centre, to rent a data centre, to use fast and reliable database such as MS SQL or something from Oracle. I can’t afford using https so I I’ve also solved that.
My strategy is, in this moment, all works because there are no users. When the big crowd arrives, then hopefully there will be also the financial opportunities to change all my weak and slow solutions.
So… In once sense, you could say that I’m building a “roller coaster in demo mode”!
If you ever visit Sweden, then make sure to visit Göteborg and Liseberg!
This roller coaster feels as if it’s one mile of down hill… part of the track has magnetic … (can’t find that word!) that pushes the cars at an incredible speed…! It’s awesome!