[eluser]Ollie Rattue[/eluser]
[quote author="gigas10" date="1306527403"]Sounds like a good idea, but honestly it would take me the same amount of time to code all this as it would to learn the in's and out's of someone else's code.[/quote]
Yes familarising yourself without someone else's code always takes time but you are overestimating the quantity of time, especially if there is clear documentation and a support network. The web starter kit would represent perhaps 4-10 days of development + research. It wouldn't take you this amount of time to get up to speed with the codebase.
It is however interesting to hear that this is a potential barrier to entry (whether right or wrong is irrelevant). It is definitely an obstacle to overcome in the marketing of this kit.
You only fully understand the problem after implementing the first solution...
Sure with perfect knowledge you could code a recurring billing system very quickly but this is not how development works. You have to do research, weigh up the various options, and code based on your knowledge and assumptions at the time. If you were to build it a second time you would always do things slightly differently. You buy code like this because someone else has been through the process and found out the best way to implement the features. You are buying their knowledge and experience of the problem.
