I built a Prusa I3 REPrap opensource printer in a workshop.
It was a fun super time consuming ride. I printed tons of stuff and spent hours tuning it and fixing it once it would break.
Then I sold it at 40% loss and focused on webdev! I gained lots of hands on experience and familiarity with software and hardware that I did not have before.
Like I said blaming software is not a legitimate excuse. And there is no silver bullet but there must be procedures and good practices that make it too demanding and hard where time + effort will be way greater then the reward.
Not good enough to switch from craigslist.
Craigslist is better exposure and this app does not really solve any real problems. A perfect example of starting a business for the sake of starting a business.
Collect $2 each from the 1000 participating students... and buy the guy a new laptop. I am sure they would not mind ... and for those who do there will be others who will put in some cash.
It was a fun super time consuming ride. I printed tons of stuff and spent hours tuning it and fixing it once it would break.
Then I sold it at 40% loss and focused on webdev! I gained lots of hands on experience and familiarity with software and hardware that I did not have before.