Exactly, I wish it is completely free, Ad free for years. However, full-time job takes energy and time from me and playcode also. So I had to figure out a way to make money to invest my time in PlayCode and its users.
> So I had to figure out a way to make money to invest my time in PlayCode and its users.
This is quite an impressive project, to which you've dedicated 6 years of hard work. If you really have users at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc., I would just ask them for money. These companies have tons of it and they certainly aren't giving their primary products away for free (don't be distracted by side projects like VSCode or GMail). Inform them that you'll be charging $39/month starting September 1.
> I wish it is completely free, Ad free
I get it, you have benefited from the open-source community and probably use a lot of free tools yourself, and you want to contribute or "give back." But your time, effort, intelligence and persistence are all valuable, don't dismiss that and don't assume you owe anybody stuff for free, especially trillion-dollar corporations.
