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It is impossible to be without ideology. Even if you think you're free from it, you just subscribe to the 'default' ideology of your environments. Meeting mark
by butterNaN 4y ago
It is impossible to be without ideology. Even if you think you're free from it, you just subscribe to the 'default' ideology of your environments.
Meeting market demands _is_ an ideology.
- sidlls 4y agoThat’s a fair point: but it doesn’t change the underlying narrative. The ideology motivating development of (F)OSS alternatives frequently produces software that is not as good as that produced by a market-demand ideology.
- butterNaN 4y agoI would agree on that. My initial diagnosis is that it's because of limited/nil feedback. Market driven projects at least have some sort of user feedback (e.g. early market research) that drives the development. It is often flawed but it's better than just a bunch of engineers assuming stuff.