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> The more interesting question is “why don’t people avoid slow software.” Outside of pathological cases, even slow software usually is still lot better than n

• Vivtek 4y ago
  I can't avoid slow software because older, less bloated versions of mandatory tools in my industry (translation) are sunset with no recourse, and incompatible file changes mean I have to upgrade.
• capableweb 4y ago
  Yeah, sometimes there are literally no alternatives or no alternatives "that have it all". Jira comes to mind as one example, where it seems almost universally hated by developers but loved by others, yet everyone (including others) complain it's slow, but damn if you cannot model near every single process in Jira if you'd like to. Wordpress is another where performance is atrocious and security is usually lacking, but if you look for a plugin that does X, someone somewhere probably have already coded it for Wordpress.
  • kayodelycaon 4y ago
    I guess I'm one of the few developers that like Jira. If you can keep management from going wild with permissions and workflows, it isn't unpleasant to use. Granted, since it needs to serve everyone, it's not going to be amazing for anybody. Amazing solutions tend to have narrower focus. They tend to exclude complex workflows, forcing simplification. And there's an added bonus. The more admin tools you lack, the less likely management or other departments are to use your system. If they don't use it, they are less likely to be meddling with its configuration. In short, Jira isn't a terrible product. It's a product that doesn't protect you from terrible people. ;)
    • doubled112 4y ago
      I've always felt that Jira's (and similarly Wordpress's) biggest pro is its biggest con. It will let you do whatever you want.