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> historically it hasn't bitten companies badly enough that they stop doing it. Because VC money based around vague promises of selling data to advertisers hav
by ranger207 3y ago
> historically it hasn't bitten companies badly enough that they stop doing it.
Because VC money based around vague promises of selling data to advertisers have traditionally propped up even fundamentally unprofitable businesses so software quality hasn't significantly contributes to success or not. Now that we're out of ZIRP then companies might start learning that in 10 years or so after they've replaced a few generations of programmers, nobody knows how anything works, and suddenly software quality starts to actually matter to investors and consumers
- indigochill 3y ago> companies might start learning that in 10 years or so after they've replaced a few generations of programmers, nobody knows how anything works, and suddenly software quality starts to actually matter to investors and consumers I suspect in software specifically, there will never be such a reckoning because compared to maintenance, replacement is too easy.
- onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago> I suspect in software specifically, there will never be such a reckoning because compared to maintenance, replacement is too easy. Maybe when it's not important to be bug for bug compatible. For most important software, it kind of is.