Websites and software for South Africa
Ask to see what the next maintainer will receive.
A useful developer conversation covers the people running the service after launch, as well as the features being built.
Describe your projectOwnership and review
Who controls source, hosting, domain and provider accounts? Who approves language content, personal-information requirements and business rules? Ask what happens when the usual maintainer or provider is unavailable.
Evidence and handover
Ask to see a complete task, a failed request and its recovery, test results, deployment instructions and known limits. Confirm code, accounts, documentation and support terms. A simple score can help: 0 unknown, 1 promised, 2 documented, 3 demonstrated. Keep a critical unknown visible. See preparing your project.