> I fell for this. I enabled it because I was curious about trying new development tools, only to find out later it uploaded all of the source code on my computer to their service. What the hell.
> Since we literally build all of this our B.S. detection meter is really high.
Oh no. The only thing that's high is our conviction that our BS meter is high. We fall prey to, come up with and promote as much BS as the next person.
Since we literally build all of this our B.S. detection meter is really high.
Kite thought it can go after the up and coming new developers by doing slightly shady things.
However, developers also have an incredible allergy to such tactics and it forever taints your brand.
So overall, developers do pay for tools, just not useless ones with shady growth tactics.