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I don't think developer quality is necessarily the issue. Actually, the opposite: I think MS is letting its developers run wild. What do developers do, when lef
by toyg 5y ago
I don't think developer quality is necessarily the issue. Actually, the opposite: I think MS is letting its developers run wild. What do developers do, when left to their own devices? They'll reinvent the wheel here and there. Why maintain a crusty C++ codebase, when it can be scrapped and replaced with a new and fashionable JavaScript monstrosity?
A coherent and integrated suite of battle-hardened desktop products requires boring technology and a "visionary Cerberus" at the helm - who can whip devs into fixing bugs rather than reaching for The Big Rewrite. But that also implies that devs will let themselves be whipped, which might be a problem in this market.
- pjmlp 5y agoGiven the trend to put JavaScript everywhere, and now even pushing for Blazor inside MAUI, I think they are having quite some problems with hiring really. Latest example, Windows 11 new settings UI is a React Native application! https://microsoft.github.io/react-native-windows/blog/2022/02/11/settings https://microsoft.github.io/react-native-windows/blog/2022/0... Who on their perfect mind can justify this as a good idea?
- hackerfromthefu 5y agoTotally! They just don't pay enough compared to the SV ecosystem.
- toyg 5y agoAt this point a problem like "too many JS React devs" is a bit of a chicken and egg problem - everyone pushed so much for people to skill up in that direction, including Microsoft, that everyone is swamped in JS devs.