What to do when the developer doesn't want to explain what he's doing

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Peter has already started the development of the first version of his app, but he is wondering if his developer is really suitable for the project. His developer doesn't like sharing a lot of the details of his work. Today I’m going to answer a question from Peter, the founder of a personal development app. His question is... Should I keep working with a developer who doesn't want to explain what he's doing? Before answering this question, let’s add a bit of context.Peter has already started the development of the first version of his app, but he is wondering if his developer is really suitable for the project. His developer doesn't like sharing a lot of the details of his work.First off, when its comes to developing an application or a website, there is one basic rule that you need to be aware of as a CEO, and it's: everything developed for the company should belong to the company. Everything developed for the company should belong to the company This means that when you hire a developer, he should share his work with you on almost a daily basis if possible. And the best way to do this is by asking him to store his ongoing source code in your own source code repository .This is basically like a Google Drive or a Dropbox folder but for source code. This video on creating your own source code repository for your developer will show you how you can do just that.Now let's talk about the mindset. The developer's mindset speaks for itself One of the best ways to evaluate a developer is in their ability to question themselves. A good developer is usually very open to sharing his work and to getting feedback on it, whether from other developers, the CTO, or the business and marketing team, to improve the app. Why they might want to keep the control Afraid of being judged Afraid of losing the client So coming back to Peter's question, if the developer you’re working with is not willing to teach you or at least explain to you what he’s working on, that might be for two reas