I've had some software developed, now the coder is holding me for ransom.
allenbrunson: okay, first, you can't use html in an hn post for formatting.  you should go back and add two-return-key paragraph breaks, so your post will be readable.second, getting someone to "reverse engineer" an existing app is a very bad idea.  you're already in a bad situation, that would make it even worse.assuming you find someone to do this, they are going to be morally questionable.  i, for one, would never agree to do such a thing, not for any price.if you're not happy with the work you're getting, you should have said so a long time ago.  if the terms you've negotiated so far allow you to do so, i'd offer him some smaller amount for the source code and call it a day.  if he says no, hire another coder to start again from scratch.2500 bucks is not very much money to lose.  i just lost six months of my time working on a startup that didn't pan out, for which i received a grand total of 1500 bucks.  given how much i was making at my last full-time job, that's an opportunity cost to me of about 50 grand.  but i'm sure as hell not going to make things worse by mucking around in the situation any longer.  i took my lumps and i'm moving on.