Subj : Re: Protecting your code
To   : comp.programming
From : MiniMe
Date : Sat Jul 30 2005 12:20 am

Seems that you read half of what I wrote and understood half of what
you read :-)).
Luckily I don't have to work with you. :-)) .




On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 01:49:47 GMT, Randy Howard
<randyhoward@FOOverizonBAR.net> wrote:

>MiniMe wrote
>(in article <i37le1lilqk0ph3mh9bqcq9ql4om5k8301@4ax.com>):
>
>> Very usefull observations.
>> I considered myself the websolution and it is feasable.
>> My real problem is this: I am not programmer 
>
>Then your opinion on what is or is not feasible isn't all that 
>interesting to those that are programmers.
>
>> The idea that I have
>> is a good one I consider and I want to protect it. 
>
>The correct answer to this has already been provided, an NDA.  
>If you don't have one in place BEFORE you start discussions with 
>a contract programmer, you are a fool.
>
>> I tried not to make
>> much case of this but i detected some increased interest coming from
>> my programmer on the direction of havig the whole design in advance.
>
>That's probably because he wanted to do it properly.  Hiding 
>important details because you are afraid of your great idea is 
>bound to cause problems.  
>
>> The application is modular and they don't need to know the whole
>> concept in order to write the code for this. 
>
>You are the ultimate nightmare employer.  If you don't trust 
>him, you don't trust him.  Find someone that you do trust, put 
>an NDA in place, and tell them EVERYTHING related to the 
>implementation and your goals for it.  You are not in a position 
>to know or understand what the programmer does or does not need 
>to know up front to design a solution properly.  Just because 
>you can see it in your head does not make it easy for someone 
>getting bits and pieces to build it properly, especially if you 
>want it done well and in a reasonable time frame.
>
>This is eerily close to the "bring me a rock" scenario.  
>
>> Basically it is interface
>> for some already existing public domain applications and some
>> conectors which will transform these apps in addons to major
>> applications already on the market.
>
>LOL.  You're definitely holding on to this one too tight.  
>
>> So how do I protect my idea and my code from stealing by my very own
>> programmers ?
>
>Get a hold on reality, sign an NDA, put some "prior art" 
>documentation in place, find an attorney, do anything but what 
>you are doing now.
>
>>  I am not being paranoid here 
>
>Yes, you are.  Incredibly so.  He should have hit you over the 
>head with a 2x4.
>
>> but  I had to stop working with my
>> programmer because with no reasons he was pushing me to provide him
>> the whole concept.
>
>*sigh*

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