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> He's describing Microsoft in a time where they didn't deliver any quality product at all. They didn't in the 80s, not the 90s or 00s. What are you talking ab

by donatj 7y ago

> He's describing Microsoft in a time where they didn't deliver any quality product at all. They didn't in the 80s, not the 90s or 00s. What are you talking about? Windows 95, 98, 2000 and XP were all best in class, and only several years apart each. Seems like an amazing period. I dislike the agile terminology because it’s so condescending. Your users have “stories”, it implies they’re fictional and not to be taken seriously. It’s dehumanizing.

kthejoker2 7y ago
Really? Stories can't be nonfiction? I don't see that implication at all. Ever hear the story of Albert Einstein on the train? Galileo's trial? The sinking of the Titanic? Anyway, other reasons to like it being called a story * Stories require two people, a teller and a listener. * Stories have an ending. * Stories are relatable to people who otherwise might not know they care about your product * The user is the hero of the story (i.e. the developer is the opposite of condescending by putting others first)
mcbits 7y ago
> Windows 95, 98, 2000 and XP were all best in class I know some OS/2 fans who wouldn't go along with that, but I will. They were best in a class that was inundated with crippling bugs and vulnerabilities. Can we credit checklists and pair programming for the fact that it's now possible to connect to the Internet without joining a botnet within 5 minutes? Or save a file without worrying whether it will make it to disk before the next BSOD? Probably not directly, but procedures and conventions definitely needed to change.
koonsolo 7y ago
> Windows 95, 98, 2000 and XP were all best in class, and only several years apart each. Seems like an amazing period. Haha, great joke. Oh wait you are serious? The amazing blue screens made me switch to Linux in that period. And if you knew about the state of Linux back then, that says something about this "best in class"
- donatj 7y ago
  I ran RedHat and then Slackware for a time back then. For desktop purposes they were barely usable.

by donatj 7y ago

kthejoker2 7y ago

Really? Stories can't be nonfiction? I don't see that implication at all. Ever hear the story of Albert Einstein on the train? Galileo's trial? The sinking of the Titanic? Anyway, other reasons to like it being called a story * Stories require two people, a teller and a listener. * Stories have an ending. * Stories are relatable to people who otherwise might not know they care about your product * The user is the hero of the story (i.e. the developer is the opposite of condescending by putting others first)

mcbits 7y ago

> Windows 95, 98, 2000 and XP were all best in class I know some OS/2 fans who wouldn't go along with that, but I will. They were best in a class that was inundated with crippling bugs and vulnerabilities. Can we credit checklists and pair programming for the fact that it's now possible to connect to the Internet without joining a botnet within 5 minutes? Or save a file without worrying whether it will make it to disk before the next BSOD? Probably not directly, but procedures and conventions definitely needed to change.

koonsolo 7y ago

> Windows 95, 98, 2000 and XP were all best in class, and only several years apart each. Seems like an amazing period. Haha, great joke. Oh wait you are serious? The amazing blue screens made me switch to Linux in that period. And if you knew about the state of Linux back then, that says something about this "best in class"

donatj 7y ago
I ran RedHat and then Slackware for a time back then. For desktop purposes they were barely usable.