@nuthatch @danluu A lot of software makers (especially,...

A lot of software makers (especially, in my experience, for the enterprise market) are also terrible at software. We as a species are bad at software.

Like 25 Dec 2023 at 21:29 | Wall-to-wall | Open on kolektiva.social

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Passenger

@nuthatch @danluu

(The ghost of Edsger W. Dijkstra is standing right behind me when I say that, isn't he? He always finds a way to loom up in times like this.)

25 Dec 2023 at 21:31 | Open on kolektiva.social

Dr.Nick

@passenger @nuthatch @danluu "simplicity is a prerequisite for reliability"

25 Dec 2023 at 23:42 | Open on mastodon.ie

Scott Michaud

@passenger @nuthatch @danluu Yeah I was going to say that my "I need a walk" moments with third-party code doesn't seem to correlate with whether or not they're a hardware company.

25 Dec 2023 at 22:08 | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place

Passenger

@scottmichaud @nuthatch @danluu

In fairness, the worst software I've ever used, without exception, has been internal-only stuff.

25 Dec 2023 at 22:11 | Open on kolektiva.social

John M

@passenger @nuthatch @danluu What we're really bad at is testing code. I see that screen, and the first thing I think is "someone didn't let QA do their job."

26 Dec 2023 at 2:40 | Open on dice.camp

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