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... then they see the cloud bill. Cloud companies found a way to directly monetize developers' love of complexity and overengineering. It's genius.
by api 3y ago
... then they see the cloud bill.
Cloud companies found a way to directly monetize developers' love of complexity and overengineering. It's genius.
- robocat 3y agoDevelopers often love simplicity and underengineering, which can also lead to performance problems. My personal definition of engineering is: choosing good compromises between competing needs.
- ecshafer 3y agoThis comment will be taught in business schools one day.
- api 3y ago1. Find pathology. 2. Attach toll booth. 3. Profit.
- aleph_minus_one 3y ago> Cloud companies found a way to directly monetize developers' love of complexity and overengineering. It's genius. The developers' tastes differ a lot. Consider the extreme counterexamples * the "small code" scene * people who love to port modern games to C64, Amiga, retro consoles, ... The situation is in my opinion rather that quite some managers love complexity and "future-proofness", and thus hire developers who have a similar taste.
- _a_a_a_ 3y agoIME it's idiot managers that go for love of complexity and overengineering - though not all mgrs are idiots.