Becoming a SketchUp developer DENIED: a rant

[tylovset]

For the second time, my application was rejected:

"... Unfortunately your application was denied. If you are learning SketchUp, creating 3D models, downloading an extension, OR developing an extension for your internal/personal use you DO NOT need a SketchUp Developer account! If you would like your application to be reconsidered, please submit it again with more information on what you are planning to do as a SketchUp Developer.
Thank you, The Extension Warehouse Team"

Right. What about protecting/encrypting the source code to .rbe, licensing and sharing plugins or creating import/export plugins with the C API?

And why holding back the C API from download? I'm a developer and needed to make an efficient file importer, so I downloaded the C API documentation, recreated the headers with an awk script, and created the import library from the sketchup dll. Worked fine, but it would be a hell of a lot easier if I could simply download the dev-library.

I developed a sketchup plugin for a customer in 2010-12, and did plan to do so for a new large customer now. That led to multiple sales of SketchUp Pro, but I have serious doubts if I will use SketchUp now, unless I am forced to.

Clearly, applicants are treated as retards, unless you beg or write BS to convince that you conform and are worthy as a "Sketchup developer". It is not enough to simply ask. Most devs want to create plugins that may be shared, and to be able to protect their code.

I normally share code and do support when I engage in a software community, but I am not encurraged nor allowed to do so here. This policy is unprofessional, unfriendly, and serves no purpose other than limiting the active developers to the group of people who have been there for years.

[Rich O Brien]

We got access to C API pretty easily. They guys are very active addressing issues and fixing bugs if you find some. Even implementing new additions to meet your needs.

I haven't seen the dev request form in a while so maybe things changed?

Did you try asking on their forums?

[Box]

I'd have to say, wouldn't your rant be more useful on the Sketchup forum where they could actually do something about it?

[tylovset]

Well, this wasn't meant as a third application to become a developer, but just letting other see how stupid this rejection policy is. I may apply later at some point, but now I am fed ut with it. It takes days to get an answer too.

[Rich O Brien]

Nothing beats a good rant.

I'm sure you'll figure out the secret handshake eventually

[pmolson]

@rich o brien said:

Nothing beats a good rant.

One thing that might beat a good rant...

A calm, reasoned, evaluation of the issue, followed by a steadfast persistence in achieving your goal.

[Rich O Brien]

Absolutely Paul.

When option A fails to materialise because of no ones fault but your own. You immediately re-evaluate and option B, ranting, alleviates all the bad vibes.

It does no good but it can't be beaten for some internal peace.

I'm sure this scenario will resolve itself once the OP moves to Option C...revisiting Option A and succeeding.

[eneroth3]

Are you using SketchUp Make? This seems to be directed towards people not using SU Pro (even though the text fails to say it out loud) "If you are learning SketchUp, creating 3D models, downloading an extension, OR developing an extension for your internal/personal use you DO NOT need a SketchUp Developer account". If you are planning to sell extensions for money that's probably commercial use that requires a Pro license. However I think having a Make license is a really bad reason for not being allowed to be a developer. I had never used SketchUp commercially and was still using SketchUp make when I became one of the top developers in Extension Warehouse. There's no reason why Make users shouldn't be able to share their extensions with others.