What used to be created by a team of open source programmers is now being done by one or two programmers. I have seen this trend happening with a few different projects recently and found myself wondering if this is what is needed to get more, viable applications in the market - faster.

But why this change? And perhaps more importantly, is this even a new trend, or just one that I have previously overlooked? Today, we examine this more closely and from the perspective of the common observer.