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Eugen @Gargron

My main motivational driver is just people using my software. I live on that shit

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@gargron

There are software that I use but hate

There are software that I use and that I love.

Yours is in the category #2

@Gargron just you're getting a million motivation units right now

@lucidiot well its more like 140k weekly users i think. total registrations are a vanity metric somewhat

@Gargron still 4,000× more than I get on my blog each week :P

@hypolite I don't know. Maybe never. That's a scary thought

@Gargron I get you, same here.

Though you've got better stats, I just get a hitcount which doesn't differentiate updates from installs.

@Gargron do you use any other signals outside seeing people toot to get a feel for this?

@Gargron

Is this having a negative impact on your well-being? I wonder this when you write about your sleep problems. If so, I hope you can figure out how to balance your work and your health.

@gargron
I just wish i was competent enough un programming and such to use your software more 😉

@CountZero

@Gargron

It's never too late to start learning. There are plenty of resources online for free and you can always ask questions on here anyway!

@escapist @gargron
I know...😉
But to be honest, i think i'm a lost cause in these matters.
Nonetheless, i decided to start to learn Ruby. We'll see 😉

@CountZero

@Gargron

If you decide that you want a book later on "Learn to Program" by Chris Pine is pretty good.

pine.fm/LearnToProgram