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> If so many developers are so extraordinarily productive using these tools, where is the flood of shovelware? On my computer. Once I've built something I ofte
by Kiro 1y ago
> If so many developers are so extraordinarily productive using these tools, where is the flood of shovelware?
On my computer. Once I've built something I often realize the problems with the idea and abandon the project, so I'm never shipping it.
- daxfohl 1y agoSo is a flood of unshippable code now an indicator of increased productivity?
- Kiro 1y agoThat's what the author argues, yes. It would work fine as shovelware but I have no interest in shipping that. In fact, being able to throw it out like this is a big time saver in itself. I've always built a lot of projects but when you've spent weeks or months on something you get invested in it, so you ship it even though you no longer believe in it. Now when it only takes a couple of days to build something you don't have the same emotional attachment to it.