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Could you name some examples? I admit personally I'm inclined to agree with coldtea. But one example where I think the stability/quality of the software really
by mercer 8y ago
Could you name some examples?
I admit personally I'm inclined to agree with coldtea. But one example where I think the stability/quality of the software really did play an important role is WhatsApp. I remember when there were a bunch of competing services, but WhatsApp was the only reliable one. As far as I can tell there was nothing else that WhatsApp did better, and yet they 'won' (at least in Holland/Europe).
- robocat 8y agoA contentious example: Windows? Microsoft had a features-first mindset, which led to a Swiss-cheese-manifold of bugs and security flaws. The result was that you couldn't install anything without risking a virus. Businesses went with browser based solutions to avoid that risk.
- naasking 8y agoWhatsApp is a good example. Also Skype, Netscape, IE. All dominant at one point and eclipsed due to bugs and poor management.
- dxhdr 8y ago> one example where I think the stability/quality of the software really did play an important role is WhatsApp The interesting part is, WhatsApp is built using a dynamically-typed language whose guiding principle is to "let it crash." Your code will have bugs so plan accordingly.