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That sounds like an incredibly easy thing for Spotify to fix - how is this still an issue? On the other hand it fits the picture: Their clients/apps on multipl
by thirdsun 10y ago
That sounds like an incredibly easy thing for Spotify to fix - how is this still an issue?
On the other hand it fits the picture: Their clients/apps on multiple platforms are very underwhelming. The abandoned rdio apps back from 2014 (or when did they close?) would offer a better experiment in almost any aspect.
- verytrivial 10y agoAgreed. if (time_since_last_vacuum > 3600 /* seconds */) { go_hogwild_on_io(); } else { be_nice(); }
- 72deluxe 10y agoYes, this is an incredibly easy fix. Perhaps it is me but sometimes it seems that nobody wants to write decent software anymore. I have seen software from giants like Cisco and BT that is abysmal. It is disheartening to those of us who enjoy writing decent software, particularly decent native software.
- cosmie 10y agoI can't find the article right now, but I read a while ago that the Spotify client applications are modularized, such that different feature teams can push updates to their individual feature without breaking or being interdependent on other parts of the clients releasing in sync. I'm not sure what the mercury database is used for or if it's maintained by one of those "feature teams" or is part of the core lib, but that lack of central oversight (and responsibility) could be one reason why such an easy fix isn't so easy to get fixed.