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I think it's possible to write good software, but I agree that it's difficult to do at a startup. At the very least, there are kinds of software (aerospace and
by panic 10y ago
I think it's possible to write good software, but I agree that it's difficult to do at a startup. At the very least, there are kinds of software (aerospace and medical software for example) where hovering between "barely works" and "doesn't work" isn't acceptable, and the people responsible found ways to improve their software beyond that point.
- beat 10y agoIt's not really making software that more than barely works... it's changing the definition of "barely works". I've spent most of my career in banking and health care, stuff under heavy regulation. The regulations become part of the requirements. And within those bounds, banking and health care software barely work. Avionic software barely works. The software that keeps your pacemaker going? Barely works. Remember, a pacemaker that doesn't work 1% of the time doesn't work. Specs are different.