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> What a mess! Why is the DirectX 12 documentation so scattered across so many websites in different shapes and forms? Of course, I don't know While you're at
by eviks 11mo ago
> What a mess! Why is the DirectX 12 documentation so scattered across so many websites in different shapes and forms? Of course, I don't know
While you're at it, do you also not know why they break the URLs from time to time so that you can't follow old guides because they point to empty pages?
- veltas 11mo agoMicrosoft does this all the time, and it reeks of a lack of continuity or ownership internally.
- jack_tripper 11mo agoThis and also due to the fact that positions that involve writing and managing documentation typically do not have great paths for promotions. Not just at Microsoft, but it's an entire industry issue. It's not a job most Software companies value, so ambitious people constantly leave for better positions and the jobs constantly get moved around to the cheapest cost center where ownership and knowledge gets lost and quality declines.
- pjmlp 11mo agoMany of those sites, incredible for a $4 trillion valued company, are managed by teams themselves on their own infra, thus when there is one of those restructuring rounds that big corps love doing almost every year, some of that gets lost.
- gldrk 11mo agoEvery few years they break all links to The Old New Thing. There is no job Microsoft can't botch.
- veltas 11mo agoYup I also enjoyed that time when they replaced everyone's usernames with their hidden emails on that blog.
- ta12653421 11mo ago"continuous development & adaption at a high paced environment" ;-)