Hi guys, Joel from Fog Creek here. We have absolutely no idea what failover means, or what the hell these people are talking about with this "two datacenters in different places" bullshit. Thanks for your money.
I cannot possibly imagine what anyone would ever have to learn from such a fantastically incompetent failure. There's a reason it says (Coding Horror) up there. He's a horrible programmer, and a horrible if mysteriously successful blogger.
"Well, fuck you. There’s always going to be some kid who can find a way around your next big DRM scheme. There’s always going to be a teenager who places zero value on their own time, and will gladly spend days just to know that, in the end, they fucked you back just a little bit. It’s a losing battle for you, and it’s insane to even participate."
People don't pirate phone apps because it's easy. People pirate phone apps because your dumb app is not worth paying for. Write software worth paying for.
Moose is easily the biggest administrative pain in the ass of all time. Any::Moose just makes it work. If you can get away with pure-perl Mouse, it's okay -- but once you dive into Moose... I hope you handle your own hosting.