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This strikes me as somewhat dismissive. My take is that the concerns raised in 1999 are even more true now. The problems we have with low-quality, bloated websi
by rpdillon 4y ago
This strikes me as somewhat dismissive. My take is that the concerns raised in 1999 are even more true now. The problems we have with low-quality, bloated websites with questionable content are worse, and the rise of 'software that knows best' is only accelerating. If anything, this seems precient.
- mrtksn 4y agoI completely agree with the criticism of bloat but IMHO that is a problem because the tooling to achieve the "modern software" is bad, not because of the requirements for modern software. In other words, the criticism is fair but the solution of attempting to freeze time or even try to go back is not right. Sometimes though, when things get very bad going back to the basics and re-do everything can work.
- gspencley 4y agoAlso notable is this statement in the context of modern SaaS products: "Who knows whether a new version will be available and usable when the current one stops working?" With SaaS products the company can go out of business; they can change the product on you without your opt-in, making it unusable (or less usable) for your purposes and there is no way to downgrade to the previous version; they can stop supporting your web browser; your account can get disabled or compromised; new policies and regulations on data retention and privacy could render a particular SaaS product unusable for your purposes. What are you meant to do if a SaaS tool you depend on suddenly stops working? How do you install the old version and get back to work?