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"Move fast and break stuff" - they're actually proud of that shit? I heard that line before but I didn't realize they had made it their mantra. I wonder if the

"Move fast and break stuff" - they're actually proud of that shit? I heard that line before but I didn't realize they had made it their mantra. I wonder if they realize how it rings to all the third party developers who are fighting a daily struggle against the notoriously fickle Facebook APIs.

mcantelon 15y ago
My guess is they're trying to see more edgy than they actually are.
m3koval 15y ago
Well, that explains a lot. Every time I attempt to accomplish something on Facebook, one of two things happens: (1) the interface has changed in some way or (2) the feature is broken. Just last week, every "Load More" link was broken in Google Chrome (but worked in Firefox). The week before, I wasn't able to upload photos repeatedly failed, but the iPhoto integration worked fine. Agile development is great, but Facebook is a mature product: I wish they would keep the breaking to internal test builds.
- shalinmangar 15y ago
  Why would they? They get free QA this way.
indigoviolet 15y ago
The spirit of that slogan is more like "Move fast and don't be afraid to disrupt established patterns". The intention is to give employees licence to think out of the box and try out lots of new ideas, without being bogged down by what has gone before. Everyone I've talked to (I personally don't have a lot of experience at jobs outside of Facebook and academia) agrees that Facebook offers you unparalleled freedom to go forth and have impact, unencumbered by red tape and naysayers. That's not to defend API breakages or incomplete documentation and the pain it causes developers -- I'm not directly involved, but I know that we're definitely trying to get that turned around and fix some of the issues with Facebook Platform.
- ignifero 15y ago
  When things break, get fixed and then break again, its just a childish mistake, not "freedom".
ignifero 15y ago
From my experience with their platform, they are really proud of it. The full slogan is "Move fast, break things, oh shit it broke, fix it, start breaking again". Is there a therapist for websites?
coco415 15y ago
I used to maintain some fb social plugins for a site, and every Wednesday they would break.

mcantelon 15y ago

My guess is they're trying to see more edgy than they actually are.

m3koval 15y ago

Well, that explains a lot. Every time I attempt to accomplish something on Facebook, one of two things happens: (1) the interface has changed in some way or (2) the feature is broken. Just last week, every "Load More" link was broken in Google Chrome (but worked in Firefox). The week before, I wasn't able to upload photos repeatedly failed, but the iPhoto integration worked fine. Agile development is great, but Facebook is a mature product: I wish they would keep the breaking to internal test builds.

shalinmangar 15y ago
Why would they? They get free QA this way.

indigoviolet 15y ago

The spirit of that slogan is more like "Move fast and don't be afraid to disrupt established patterns". The intention is to give employees licence to think out of the box and try out lots of new ideas, without being bogged down by what has gone before. Everyone I've talked to (I personally don't have a lot of experience at jobs outside of Facebook and academia) agrees that Facebook offers you unparalleled freedom to go forth and have impact, unencumbered by red tape and naysayers. That's not to defend API breakages or incomplete documentation and the pain it causes developers -- I'm not directly involved, but I know that we're definitely trying to get that turned around and fix some of the issues with Facebook Platform.

ignifero 15y ago
When things break, get fixed and then break again, its just a childish mistake, not "freedom".

ignifero 15y ago

From my experience with their platform, they are really proud of it. The full slogan is "Move fast, break things, oh shit it broke, fix it, start breaking again". Is there a therapist for websites?

coco415 15y ago

I used to maintain some fb social plugins for a site, and every Wednesday they would break.