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> there is also a huge problem with things being touched for no reason and making them worse. I have never been a big fan of Apple's software, but I must say t

by koyote 5y ago

> there is also a huge problem with things being touched for no reason and making them worse. I have never been a big fan of Apple's software, but I must say that this is not just an Apple problem, it's a software industry problem. The amount of software I use daily that has actually improved in the last 5 years as opposed to getting worse is getting frustratingly low as the years go on. I have just upgraded to the latest version of Android and pretty much every UX change is worse than what it used to be, and I've felt the same way since 3 or 4 versions ago. Same with Windows, Spotify, YouTube, FB, Twitter, even Google search has gone downhill (not being able to get to the source image from an image search; although apparently that was due to a legal compliance reason). We have come to a point where we have large companies employing thousands of people who need a purpose. Engineers re-writing the app in the most fashionable language/framework, designers deciding the UI isn't "fresh" anymore, PMs on a crusade to "simplify" the experience by removing features. These changes happen so frequently that the software barely has a chance to live up to its prior version before the next change happens.

2muchcoffeeman 5y ago
We have come to a point where we have large companies employing thousands of people who need a purpose. Fix your bugs. There are plenty. It’s not that they have no purpose. They want to add things to their resume so the next place will give them a pay bump or get that promotion. If your strategy was to hop around between jobs every 12+ months or climb the ladder, would you bother making things better? You’ll be gone soon and it will be the next persons problem.
- jyounker 5y ago
  Sadly there is much truth to this.
- tarsinge 5y ago
  It's a good point, management and execs always take the blame for that kind of behavior but engineers are guilty too.
  - namose 5y ago
    The problem is that engineers don’t get promotions based on bug fixes or refactors, and they get rewarded for building features, even if they introduce lots of new bugs. Also, if getting a promotion was just as easy as a pay bump for transferring jobs, maybe engineers would stay longer. These are all ultimately management problems.

by koyote 5y ago

2muchcoffeeman 5y ago

We have come to a point where we have large companies employing thousands of people who need a purpose. Fix your bugs. There are plenty. It’s not that they have no purpose. They want to add things to their resume so the next place will give them a pay bump or get that promotion. If your strategy was to hop around between jobs every 12+ months or climb the ladder, would you bother making things better? You’ll be gone soon and it will be the next persons problem.

jyounker 5y ago
Sadly there is much truth to this.
tarsinge 5y ago
It's a good point, management and execs always take the blame for that kind of behavior but engineers are guilty too.
- namose 5y ago
  The problem is that engineers don’t get promotions based on bug fixes or refactors, and they get rewarded for building features, even if they introduce lots of new bugs. Also, if getting a promotion was just as easy as a pay bump for transferring jobs, maybe engineers would stay longer. These are all ultimately management problems.