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For real. Software development can be like building and maintaining a house. Except none of the contractors agree on what materials to use. So one section is s
by krnlpnc 7y ago
For real. Software development can be like building and maintaining a house.
Except none of the contractors agree on what materials to use. So one section is steel, another is wood, and another yet is brick. Meanwhile there is a 3rd party outside attempting to load the whole place onto a truck and ship it somewhere else.
- tsimionescu 7y agoI think that the problem is most often something along the lines of: we have a house, it took 5 years to build and the family is very happy with it. But now, they also want a chip fab, and there are many common parts useful to both, so we don't think it's worth it to start from scratch - we need to modify the home to also house their chip fab, but make sure it's also still a good house to live in.
- arethuza 7y ago"home to also house their chip fab, but make sure it's also still a good house to live in." And then someone else comes along and asks "This does fly doesn't it?"
- tsimionescu 7y ago"No, but we could add flying behavior to it, and it would definitely be easier than throwing away the home and the chip fab that we spent so long on"
- arethuza 7y agoTravelling like a submarine underwater is the same as flying isn't it?
- hinkley 7y agoAnd if it’s a web app, they want the fab, a gym, and a jacuzzi, and oh can you do that without adding on any rooms? We have enough already and it is confusing people. Just put the chip fab in the living room.