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Really depends on if the federal-level system is better or not than what you have, no? Sometimes the stars align and the federal government builds a system tha
by fastball 3y ago
Really depends on if the federal-level system is better or not than what you have, no?
Sometimes the stars align and the federal government builds a system that is actually nice to use.
But sometimes the system is a steaming pile of shit.
- tilne 3y agoIt’s a public-facing IT system owned by some government agency in the United States. “Sometimes” is an understatement. (Though maybe this is a failure on my part to update my priors. I’ve noticed that recently some of the systems that led me to form this opinion in the past have become very functional, if not exactly pleasant to use.)
- a_subsystem 3y agoWhat are some that are not steaming piles?
- knowaveragejoe 3y agoThere has been a massive effort to improve various federal websites(of which I believe there are hundreds of thousands). These folks have done some really impressive work on overhauling a lot of said systems: https://www.usds.gov/ https://www.usds.gov/
- mlinhares 3y agoI must say I am SOMEWHAT happy with USCIS and IRS, which are the two ones I deal with the most, they actually resemble modern systems and not something made in the 90s.
- ericbarrett 3y agoweather.gov
- wolverine876 3y ago> Sometimes the stars align and the federal government builds a system that is actually nice to use. > But sometimes the system is a steaming pile of shit. I'm pretty sure I've seen the same outcomes in private business too. Just look at the history of Windows, as one of very many examples.
- gumby 3y agoYour statement work if you take "federal" out. It is true in all domains.