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Yes, only because the reference point is the average of all manufacturers :-) Last time I checked, they hadn't corrected the documentation of their previous li

by wott 6y ago

Yes, only because the reference point is the average of all manufacturers :-) Last time I checked, they hadn't corrected the documentation of their previous line of SoCs (almost 10 years old), despite acknowledging the errors I reported many ears ago. You can either consider that personal support was good, or that, by not correcting stuff they know is false, they don't give a damn about wasting every other user's time (and wasting the support staff time again and again each time a user will ask the same question). I also remember using a simple piece of software from them (a GUI for pins assignment, which basically consisted of a list of checkboxes, or some kind of simple spreadsheet if you want): that super basic thing leaked several gigabytes of memory per hour, just idling. Well, I couldn't let it on 1 hour, I had to take the habit to stop and restart it after 15-20 minutes...

akiselev 6y ago
I can't believe I forgot to mention the errata! A mentor got so pissed off at Qualcomm one time that he delayed the start of his next contract by a month so he could farm a list of professional electrical engineers working for companies that use Qualcomm chips and developed a relationship with many of them just to create a secret errata sharing network of EEs that were covered under Qualcomm's NDAs. Even a few lawyers at one of the biggest companies who got wind of the idea decided it was worth the risk. Sadly he passed away before he had the time to really get it off the ground.
ChuckNorris89 6y ago
I've been around the block in major, Top 10 silicone companies. The app you talk about was probably developed by some summer intern on a tight schedule and never documented, then someone else took over. They literally don't give a flying fuck about software. One manager I had once was so clueless, he couldn't understand that the GUI of the C# app I made had no code behind it, and kept asking why clicking the buttons isn't doing anything no matter how many times I tried to explain that a GUI can exist without functionality and it's a separate effort to implement that. Certain apps we were using internally were based on same Java version from 12 years ago since the person who developed it is now a senior line manager and also the sole maintainer. Then they brought in some Agile/Scrum consultant to increase efficiency and he implemented 45 minute daily stand-ups with 10 people and half of them remote via phone from another country and then he spent most of the day chasing us around the building asking how soon story X will be done. Then they outsourced the whole thing to Poland. Working in that industry as a SW developer has been a colossal pain and a huge setback for my career I try to slowly erase from my resume.
- ndesaulniers 6y ago
  > Top 10 silicone companies. Silicon, lest anyone think you were working in a different industry.

by wott 6y ago

akiselev 6y ago

I can't believe I forgot to mention the errata! A mentor got so pissed off at Qualcomm one time that he delayed the start of his next contract by a month so he could farm a list of professional electrical engineers working for companies that use Qualcomm chips and developed a relationship with many of them just to create a secret errata sharing network of EEs that were covered under Qualcomm's NDAs. Even a few lawyers at one of the biggest companies who got wind of the idea decided it was worth the risk. Sadly he passed away before he had the time to really get it off the ground.

ChuckNorris89 6y ago

I've been around the block in major, Top 10 silicone companies. The app you talk about was probably developed by some summer intern on a tight schedule and never documented, then someone else took over. They literally don't give a flying fuck about software. One manager I had once was so clueless, he couldn't understand that the GUI of the C# app I made had no code behind it, and kept asking why clicking the buttons isn't doing anything no matter how many times I tried to explain that a GUI can exist without functionality and it's a separate effort to implement that. Certain apps we were using internally were based on same Java version from 12 years ago since the person who developed it is now a senior line manager and also the sole maintainer. Then they brought in some Agile/Scrum consultant to increase efficiency and he implemented 45 minute daily stand-ups with 10 people and half of them remote via phone from another country and then he spent most of the day chasing us around the building asking how soon story X will be done. Then they outsourced the whole thing to Poland. Working in that industry as a SW developer has been a colossal pain and a huge setback for my career I try to slowly erase from my resume.

ndesaulniers 6y ago
> Top 10 silicone companies. Silicon, lest anyone think you were working in a different industry.