>affect your likelihood of using any software they create?
It depends on the type of software.
"Yes" for utility software of narrow scope. I use scanner utility software called VueScan which was a solo developer (Ed Hamrick) until his son joined.[1] I also used RegexBuddy which I think is a solo dev.[2]
But "No" for critical workflow software that requires proprietary opaque data formats such as a clone for Evernote or similar note-taking tool.
Basically, it's a risk analysis of how much "investment" the user loses if the solo developer quits updating the software or goes bankrupt.
It depends on the type of software.
"Yes" for utility software of narrow scope. I use scanner utility software called VueScan which was a solo developer (Ed Hamrick) until his son joined.[1] I also used RegexBuddy which I think is a solo dev.[2]
But "No" for critical workflow software that requires proprietary opaque data formats such as a clone for Evernote or similar note-taking tool.
Basically, it's a risk analysis of how much "investment" the user loses if the solo developer quits updating the software or goes bankrupt.
[1] https://www.hamrick.com/about-vuescan.html
[2] https://www.just-great-software.com/aboutjg.html