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xellisx · 2020-04-25 15:37:27

Thank you. Wasn't sure if it was about legal contracts or software design contracts concept.

aaaaaaaaata | karma 937 | avg karma 0.58 · | 2022-07-01 08:29:48

They're definitely contracts, just programming ones, not legal.

onion2k | karma 46633 | avg karma 4.72 · | 2023-05-31 03:59:48

This was a contract between two companies, written by a product manager and a CEO. It wasn't a technical RFC.

darkteflon | karma 2163 | avg karma 2.56 · | 2023-08-25 08:13:34

Could you elaborate a little on the work you’re doing with contracts?

victorbojica | karma 1351 | avg karma 6.11 · | 2019-09-20 11:54:41+00:00

What is the contract about? Can't seem to find any details regarding this.

albedoa | karma 1499 | avg karma 2.2 · | 2017-03-18 17:31:14

A contract.

lamby | karma 2326 | avg karma 3.61 · | 2016-12-31 12:22:00+00:00

Contract...?

dangero | karma 3150 | avg karma 4.33 · | 2015-09-20 15:11:03+00:00

Tangential question, how do software firms get contracts like this? Seems like a good business to be in.

omgJustTest | karma 565 | avg karma 2.15 · | 2020-04-20 20:30:06

This is a case of understand your contracts.

eurleif | karma 2988 | avg karma 2.83 · | 2013-04-13 14:59:13

Thanks, yeah, I meant contracts. I'm on my phone.

gibsonf1 | karma 7126 | avg karma 2.09 · | 2007-10-15 00:37:29+00:00

Hmmm, in the Architecture (Building) world we've had standardized contracts for over a century. They work quite well at a cost of about $5 apiece. I can see how the author, being a lawyer, is concerned by the need of fewer lawyers with standardized contracts in the startup world.

addicted | karma 11672 | avg karma 3.98 · | 2021-08-19 23:30:05

What you have highlighted is the general problem with software contract projects. The incentives for the 2 parties are not just not aligned, they’re almost diametrically opposite.

This is not the greatest analogy, but I think it gets at how hard it is to design a proper software contract.

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Zambyte | karma 2837 | avg karma 1.9 · | 2023-06-19 07:09:44

Contracts.

avnigo | karma 1329 | avg karma 5.27 · | 2022-12-12 02:27:30

Standard contracts make a lot of sense to my non-lawyer mind, almost like having the different kinds of open source licenses for software that have become recognizable.

ai_company | karma 1 | avg karma 0.5 · | 2021-02-15 16:36:09+00:00

Unfortunately no, the contract covers mostly financial, technical and legal sides of our collaboration. This is the first case in our practice.

AtlasBarfed | karma 4354 | avg karma 1.01 · | 2020-11-23 18:33:02

You don't know the exact contract language, only a high-level designation of the work, likely for tax purposes.

They are clearly negotiating about SOMETHING.

Your conclusion is unfounded.

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cheez | karma 3766 | avg karma 1.47 · | 2015-10-22 11:24:39+00:00

I worked on aa commercial product called F3 which, among other things, implemented this type of contract specification as a subset of its functionality. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if they ever learned how to sell it well. One of the most memorable stints in my career so far.

humanistbot | karma 4965 | avg karma 7.04 · | 2023-01-09 17:04:40

> A signed contract is a promise.

Most contracts in the tech industry are at-will in both directions with usually only 2 or 4 weeks notice (if any).

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andreareina | karma 4966 | avg karma 2.57 · | 2023-01-01 20:21:38

Design by Contract

pjmlp | karma 109153 | avg karma 1.76 · | 2013-11-09 15:30:39+00:00

Contracts?