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Now if we could get a robotics platform like ROS that actually cares about modern dev patterns and practices from dev's slapping keyboards through production de

Now if we could get a robotics platform like ROS that actually cares about modern dev patterns and practices from dev's slapping keyboards through production deployment with decent smoke tests, easy versioned artifacts and no need to understand linux packaging details... Coming from web / app dev this was my very least favorite part of working on the software side of robotics with ROS.

alephnerd 2y ago
> Coming from web / app dev this was my very least favorite part of working on the software side of robotics with ROS To be brutally honest, you aren't the primary persona in the robotics space. If you have limited resources (as any organization does), the PM for DevEx will target customers with the best "bang-for-buck" from a developer effort to revenue standpoint. Most purchasers and users in the robotics and hardware space tend to be experienced players in the hardware, aerospace, and MechE world, which has different patterns and priorities from a purely software world. If there is a case to be made that there is a significant untapped market, it makes sense for someone like you to go it on your own and create an alternate offering via your own startup.