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Big and well paid doesn’t equal quality. The fiasco of id3 is the best example. Or the whole Audi/VW drama. It doesn’t change the fact that their management jus
by rad_gruchalski 4y ago
Big and well paid doesn’t equal quality. The fiasco of id3 is the best example. Or the whole Audi/VW drama. It doesn’t change the fact that their management just doesn’t get software. Pouring more money over that and hiring more “talent” isn’t going to change that.
- ryandrake 4y agoMost hardware companies are not known for good software. They treat software like it's just another line item on the BOM: Like a bolt or a screw. Procure it as cheaply as possible, scoop it into the product on the assembly line, and make sure it passes a few checkboxes and you're done. Unless they see software as a core differentiating product feature that drives purchases, their quality bar is going to be "barely good enough to not cause a product recall".
- mantas 4y agoThese days even most software companies ain't known for good software :D There's very few quality software products these days. And that's usually just a temporary state before eventually a product gets messed with :(
- pbasista 4y ago> The fiasco of id3 Could you explain what specifically you refer to?
- rad_gruchalski 4y agohttps://www.theverge.com/2020/6/11/21288572/volkswagen-id3-ev-delay-software-vw-herbert-diess https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/11/21288572/volkswagen-id3-e... + general search for "software id3" shows that issues plague this car to this day. Diess lost his job because of that: https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/26/from_beetles_to_bugs_vw/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/26/from_beetles_to_bugs_....