I've had the same idea. Operationally, what's needed is speed.
I do not care to learn some obscure, poorly documented API by trial and error. If I could write a failing test or three in a playground then post it in an appropriate chat window and have two or three people claim it at once, with the winner earning 50% of the prize, I would utilize this with some frequency.
The problem with an SO-style solution is that I don't get confirmation that anyone is working on it. So if my project is under a stiff deadline then I have to keep trying myself.
That said, yes, someone please build this. There is a market for people like me that have wasted days on ffmpeg just to get X to do a Y without a Z.
Or overnight. If you could post a simple problem to fix and its done by the next morning that would be awesome. Would play to strengths of Asia time zone too.
> There is a market for people like me that have wasted days
Days? I know I must have wasted weeks, in total.
And not to mention how this can pull you down emotionally/mentally, when you just don't find the solution to your problem. Having someone pull you out of a deep hole is worth money.
Putting in a chat window turns it into crowd sourced peer programming. You could get people who do nothing all day as a profession but this. Like github copilot but with real developers on the other end.
I do not care to learn some obscure, poorly documented API by trial and error. If I could write a failing test or three in a playground then post it in an appropriate chat window and have two or three people claim it at once, with the winner earning 50% of the prize, I would utilize this with some frequency.
The problem with an SO-style solution is that I don't get confirmation that anyone is working on it. So if my project is under a stiff deadline then I have to keep trying myself.
That said, yes, someone please build this. There is a market for people like me that have wasted days on ffmpeg just to get X to do a Y without a Z.