in reply to Special paid section for 'write me a program' posts

So when do these payments take place? If you had to make the donation up front, would anyone pay for a solution not knowing if they were going to get one? If you could wait until a solution had been developed before paying, would anyone develop a solution with only a promise of a donation?

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