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I think I'd need a lot more than one claim with no evidence that this is true but I appreciate the thoughtful response all the same. Outside of really edge cas
by cageface 2y ago
I think I'd need a lot more than one claim with no evidence that this is true but I appreciate the thoughtful response all the same.
Outside of really edge case stuff like real time low level systems software optimizing performance is not that hard and I've worked with many engineers over my long career that can do it. They just rarely have the incentive. In a few particular areas where it's critical and users are willing to pay software can still command a premium price. Ableton Live is a good example.
- 59nadir 2y agoI don't think either of us needs to convince the other of anything, I'm mostly outlining this here so that maybe someone is actually inspired to think critically about some of these things, especially the workforce bits and the cost of dependencies. > Outside of really edge case stuff like real time low level systems software optimizing performance is not that hard and I've worked with many engineers over my long career that can do it. They just rarely have the incentive. In a few particular areas where it's critical and users are willing to pay software can still command a premium price. Ableton Live is a good example. This seems like a generous take to me, but I suppose it's usually better for the soul to assume the best when it comes to people. Companies with explicit performance requirements will of course self-select for people capable of actually considering performance (or die), but I don't take that to mean that the rest of the software development workforce is actually able to, because I've seen so, so many examples of the exact opposite.
- cageface 2y agoI guess I just see so many of these "the whole industry except for me is doing it wrong" kinds of posts but almost never see anybody really back it up with anything concrete that I've grown extremely skeptical.