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You’re not wrong, it’s just not how technology tends to develop. We always go with “good enough for now.” Even if some people understand in the moment that ther
by avidphantasm 3y ago
You’re not wrong, it’s just not how technology tends to develop. We always go with “good enough for now.” Even if some people understand in the moment that there is a better way, there is always a tension between goal and subgoal pursuit. Usually, developing IT systems is the subgoal to the domain goal. Once the IT system is “good enough” to accomplish the domain goal, we move on.
- lproven 3y ago> We always go with “good enough for now.” The whole point of the piece is that not everyone does this and there are plentiful counter-examples, and while they never took over the mainstream, they have survived for decades despite going against the flow. I can say this with authority because I wrote the article, and delivered the original talk upon which it's based.