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I'd be curious though, in 20 years, what kind of technical debt SpaceX will accumulate. I mean, as vendors, part of the debt we inherit is that of our customer
by mgbmtl 4y ago
I'd be curious though, in 20 years, what kind of technical debt SpaceX will accumulate.
I mean, as vendors, part of the debt we inherit is that of our customers. Then our customers switch to something else. As vendors, how do we support both the past and the future? By making changes opt-in if possible, but still, that technical debt is there, and requires devs and other support staff.
I don't work in anything rocket-science, but I stopped asking clients if they want to upgrade. We decide when to do it for them, and we take the blame if something goes sideways.
I still prefer to have something break, than lose a client because they didn't realize they could upgrade instead of opting for another product (and they probably silently grew resentful at the lack of features of the old version).
- soperj 4y ago> I'd be curious though, in 20 years, what kind of technical debt SpaceX will accumulate. They're already 20 years in. Wonder if there's anything left from the beginning (or if it all got blown up).
- Beached 4y agoI mean falcon 9 is the tech debt. they are no longer working on it, only maintenance mode. their goal is to get a new stack of tech working, before falcon 9 becomes too out dated. falcon 9 had such. ahead start, that it is still better than everything else in it's class. but it won't be long now until it because just another rocket in the market. I give 5 -10 years and it isn't special anymore. SpaceX is betting that starship will be larger and cheaper and working by then.
- izacus 4y agoI mean it's pretty clear - the early Teslas all had dying onboard computers due to flash wear which they even refused to fix because the warranty has passed. Those aren't companies that build anything lasting or environmentally friendly. It's just all throwaway toys.