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Software developers miss it too. Most libraries are pushed for how efficient they are, how few allocations they have, which algorithms they use, etc. regardles
by rendaw 4y ago
Software developers miss it too. Most libraries are pushed for how efficient they are, how few allocations they have, which algorithms they use, etc. regardless of in what circumstances they're being used, and easy to use libraries are assumed to be making a significant tradeoff.
Ease of use isn't something that can be measured though, and most people don't have the framework for arguing UX decisions so debates come down to "well I think this is easier to use than that". Maybe not SAP, but no matter how terrible a system is there's someone who's used to it and will argue that it's easier to use than the alternative, and that proponents of the alternative just need to get used to it.
I kind of feel like this is something a leader with a feel for it needs to dictate. Torvalds made a similar comment about good sense with Julian Hamano, which I don't feel effectively supports this, but I do agree with at some level.