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> We were told that this was standard FAANG practice I'm getting really tired of companies trotting out the "because [Facebook|Apple|Google] does it" excuse.
by Zelphyr 7y ago
> We were told that this was standard FAANG practice
I'm getting really tired of companies trotting out the "because [Facebook|Apple|Google] does it" excuse. Those are massive companies. Are we so delusional to believe that what works for a $70B/year company will automatically work for our $20MM/year company?
- lonelappde 7y agoSpoiler alert: it's not how FAANG operate. The idea that FAANG are faster then your startup is absurd on its face. The revenue and legal risk is absolutely huge.
- joejerryronnie 7y agoThe idea that all dev teams within a single FAANG operate in the same manner is also absurd (much less that all dev teams across all FAANGs operate in some identical, optimal fashion).
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- saagarjha 7y agoFinally, the idea that you should blindly emulate FAANG because they’ve clearly thought through what is the best is also absurd. They make poor, short-sighted choices too.
- mkhpalm 7y agoIts never made much sense to me when people hinge their beliefs on entities that have to acquire little companies to round out their portfolios.
- plughs 7y agoThe craziest part of this was that it was banking software. Every so often someone would inadvisedly suggest that banking customers weren't waiting on the edge of their seats for new features and really really really disliked bugs. Perhaps - the hapless engineer would suggest - companies like facebook weren't the greatest model for how our company should operate. It was a good way to get your head bitten off.
- MrVitaliy 7y agoI think developers wouldn't mind practicing things just "because FAANG does it" as long as the employer also pays salaries equal to FAANG salaries.
- s09dfhks 7y agoahahah this is my comeback every time! Glad im not alone on this