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Complaints show the opposite of what you think it does. People are using it despite the flaws because it is irreplaceable. There are the programming languages
by darkerside 5y ago
Complaints show the opposite of what you think it does. People are using it despite the flaws because it is irreplaceable.
There are the programming languages everyone complains about, and the ones that nobody uses.
- Fnoord 5y agoMost popular does not equate best quality. It means just exactly what it states: most popular (within a target audience). All too often, something less popular is better in one way or another but does not gain traction. For example, because if network effect or because of monopoly abuse. FWIW, I can do everything I need with LibreOffice. It even runs stable on my Mac. However, on Citrix, my employer does not have LibreOffice, so I gotta resort to MS Office. I gotta work with the tool which is tge default, my choice of preference be damned. Which is rather standard. And students learn to use MS Office because if massive discounts. Bail 'em in when young, and you get lifetime customer. How I ended up staying with my bank post student years.
- darkerside 5y agoCapitalism is an imperfect fitness algorithm, but it is pretty damn good