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Well, maybe a way to let workers try out better tools and not explode the budget /complexity of the tech stack is to give devs $500 / year to spend on whatever
by dh2022 2y ago
Well, maybe a way to let workers try out better tools and not explode the budget /complexity of the tech stack is to give devs $500 / year to spend on whatever they want. It could be monitors, a new IDE, etc.... This way individuals can try out a new tool and if they really see itts value they could "sell" it to management.
- PaulHoule 2y agoEven where there hasn't been a formal policy I usually haven't had a hard time getting anything that costs, say, $50.
- carlosjobim 2y ago$500 per year is a pathetically low amount for a dev who is expected to make his company hundreds of thousands or millions per year. Plumbers and HVAC specialists have tools worth tens of thousands of dollars.
- charlie0 2y agoWe already have equipment worth tens of thousands of dollars. It's between our ears.
- carlosjobim 2y agoYour glasses?
- robocat 2y agoComparing subscriptions to one-off costs makes little sense. > Plumbers and HVAC specialists have tools worth tens of thousands of dollars. And how many of their tools are annual subscriptions? And do their tools have residual value e.g. sell the business as a whole?
- carlosjobim 2y agoWho said it was about subscriptions? But physical tools wear out when used professionally, so they are an ongoing cost. Not to mention all other material that are simply spent when used by people in physical businesses.