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Chapter 2 Developing Software

He plans to develop a computer housekeeper, because the competition in the market is really fierce, and antivirus is not his main goal at this stage.

This computer housekeeper currently focuses on ad blockers and junk file shredders.

Software charges are normal, but many software use "free" to attract users. Although the software looks free, many advertisements and bundled applications are added as means of profit.

Now after downloading free software, there are many advertisements, which are normal. There are various boot-up recommended news, and there are also page games that display garbage pits and money in a certain area of ​​​​the screen.

And now domestic rogue software is rampant, often a netizen can surf the Internet normally for three months, and the computer will be crashed by various junk bundled software and advertisements.

Domestic netizens are simply miserable.

Accidentally downloading a rogue software, not to mention now, in 2021 will also make people vomit blood.

If Shen Yi develops an application that can identify these pop-up advertisements and bundled software, and block and delete them, it will definitely be well received by users.

The world has been suffering from advertisements for a long time. You must know that the demand for ad removal software on the Internet is even higher than that of antivirus software!

Although there are many software that can remove advertisements, they basically only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and cannot really remove these advertisements.

But how to profit from it?

Shen Yi thought of two options.

First, there is a fee for the software, and users can use it directly after buying it.

Second, the software is free, but contains in-app purchases.

But now Shen Yi is working alone, and it is enough to develop a piece of software by himself. Does he still have to go to the bank and sell everywhere by himself?
This is obviously unlikely.

Most of the anti-virus software on the market is very expensive. For example, Tongshan Duba sells for 200 yuan a copy. Who can afford it.

Therefore, these manufacturers also have a castrated version, a standard version, and a deluxe version.

Shen Yi thought about this plan carefully, and then eliminated it.

He chose the second option. He thinks that the application is free and some functions are charged, which is more acceptable.

And the business model of charging for some functions already has a brilliant idea.

That is, to skeuomorphize this computer butler and sell it as a skin.

How to explain it?
Imagine that the image of the computer housekeeper is designed as a chivalrous man wearing a bamboo hat and ancient costume, with grass dangling from his mouth, with an indifferent expression, and his vicissitudes of face are covered by the bamboo hat.

When the user wanted to delete the file, the swordsman raised his head to reveal his face, and then drew out the long sword at his waist. At this time, the deleted file icons also turned into black shadows.

The sword light flashed, leaving an elegant or cool sword mark on the screen, and then the black shadow was cut in two by the swordsman, and the file was deleted at the same time.

In this way, the ornamental value is very strong, and many people will definitely like it.

Of course, radish and green vegetables have their own preferences. Some people don’t like it, saying they think it’s gimmicky, and they can choose to close it.

Anyway, there are only a few options now, and it is very simple to find the switch to turn on and off the animation.

These skins are cheaper when sold separately, and someone will definitely buy them for two or three yuan.

Moreover, the image of this computer housekeeper is not limited to a chivalrous man, but can also be designed as a dog, turning the icons of files to be deleted into bones. When deleting files, these icons will all fly into the mouth of the puppy with its mouth open.

Not only that, but it can also be designed as a cat and a fish, a monster and a house, a dragon and a bead
Well, subversive creativity!

However, this kind of creativity has precedents before Shen Yi.

There is an antivirus software called Kaka on the market. After installation, a little lion will pop up on the computer, which is equivalent to an electronic pet. It is very attractive.

Kaka anti-virus software is currently the overlord of computer anti-virus software, but this is only temporary, because of the company's internal decision-making and external turmoil, they will not sit in this position for long.

It is difficult to shake it, but you can start with small things - blocking malware and pop-up windows.

Shen Yi studied the design industry, image, dynamic image, special effects and other things are a piece of cake for him, not worth mentioning at all.

If this software is made, the number of users will definitely increase at a spiral speed. Once the number of users increases, there will be money to be made.

However, the premise of selling well is that no one pirates or cracks it.

This is a very headache for developers. Until 2021, this pirated software is still common in China.

The existence of pirated and cracked versions has caused huge losses to developers!The cost cannot be recovered, resulting in the inability to continue research and development, and even companies and individuals go bankrupt directly because of piracy.

Many excellent software and games have been wiped out in this way.

But since Shen Yi is fully proficient in C++, he has a way to prevent piracy.

Didn't he say that the C++ level he is currently trying out is beyond this era?Then there must be software encryption methods beyond this era.

At 7:00, the housekeeper blew the wake-up whistle.

Shen Yi still sat on the bed as if Ge You was lying down, watching the reactions of his roommates.

Everyone was still the same as before, only waking up when they heard the whistle. Some heard the whistle and buried their heads and continued to sleep. They were lazy all day long.

Shen Yi put on his clothes, made quick preparations, and then picked up his laptop and went back to the classroom.

He should cherish the time and write the program early.

Returning to the classroom early, he began to look for C++ development software.

To put it simply, VC++, that is, Microsoft's C++ software is the best, very easy to use, and very powerful.

After he downloaded and installed it successfully, he immediately started designing the software.

The knowledge about the C++ language in his head is like a tide, and he has several designs and algorithms for this software.

After he finished his idea, he started to write codes by hand, because the technology brought to him by Code Shennong surpassed this era, so the codes he wrote were very streamlined and took up very few lines.

Most people don't write the code so concisely, because it's too time-consuming. Streamlining the code is equivalent to spending more time doing things that are not very useful to them.

Code is for use, not for viewing.

But Shen Yi's code is so simplified that other programmers can't understand it even if they want to.There are no comments at the back of the code. It takes a lot of time for others to read and understand, but they may not be able to understand it thoroughly.

Code that is written in a concise and easy-to-understand way is good code, but Shen Yi has no intention of making it understandable.

Proficient in C++, he spends much less time writing code than programmers who write a lot of redundant code.

An excellent application cannot be developed in a day. Shen Yi sat in front of the computer for about half an hour, then packed up the computer and went to class.

There is nothing special about the class on Friday, just regular design theory and practice.

Taking advantage of this time, Shen Yi smoothly made the UI interface, images, and animations required by that app.

The design cannot be completed overnight, so the interface and images drawn by Shen Yi are just rough drafts, just for looking at the appearance, and the specific details will continue to be polished in the future.

Shen Yi was originally an ordinary person in the class, and he had very few friends, so no one paid attention to him when he did this, so he could concentrate on doing his own thing.

//Once again, this book is a parallel world.

360 is known to the author who was born in 06.

(End of this chapter)