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"transitioning to a sustaining engineering model". I don't care what anyone says, it takes real talent to come up with lines like this.
by g8oz 8mo ago
"transitioning to a sustaining engineering model".
I don't care what anyone says, it takes real talent to come up with lines like this.
- sarreph 8mo agoSurely it's a typo and they meant "sustainable"? Otherwise IMO such an odd word choice. Definition: >> providing physical or mental strength or support
- sebiw 8mo agoSustaining as in sustaining their shareholders.
- shortsightedsid 8mo agoSustaining is used in Engineering to mean that it's now post-GA and there is no further development. The platform is not End of Life but there are no more features planned.
- muzani 8mo agoThey meant what they wrote. Merriam-Webster's definition: "to support the weight of" It means they're transitioning to the absolute minimum to keep it alive and nothing more. That could, in worst cases, mean firing everyone except one guy, or using AI to keep it alive.
- selimthegrim 8mo agoIt's like PBS, they are going to beg for your money now with a sustaining engineering membership
- kenforthewin 8mo agoWe've been optimizing for decades to engineer the bullshit-generating super-soldiers required to craft modern PR statements.
- earless1 8mo agoFrom a business perspective, this means they will not be investing in innovation on the platform anymore. Instead, they will focus their efforts on maintaining the current operations and keeping the lights on.
- the_real_cher 8mo agoFrom a business perspective the have brought it out to the field with a shotgun.
- awestroke 8mo agoAs opposed to the relentless innovation they have demonstrated in the past 5+ years? /s
- paxys 8mo agoHeroku has been running in this mode for a long time. The only difference is they made it official.
- throwoutway 8mo agoCould have just said we will Keep the Lights on
- bityard 8mo agoIn a company I used to work for, "sustaining engineering" was the team of developers that handled all of the bugs and issues reported by customers on old-but-still-technically-supported versions of the products. (The ones who worked on current versions of the products where just "engineering.") So basically heroku will fix whatever is broken, but don't expect any new features or development.
- codegeek 8mo agoI am sure that the guy whose name is on the Post didn't even write this himself. Probably some corporate writer using LLM :).
- bigbuppo 8mo agoIt's what CA/Broadcom does to literally every software product they own.
- zelphirkalt 8mo agoOr some kind of twisted brain with a "fake it till you make it! or continue to fake it" attitude. I think people doing that stuff for long enough almost have no other choice but to believe themselves, that they are doing net positive work, otherwise the cognitive dissonance would be too great.
- acjohnson55 8mo agoI don't understand the dismissiveness. I think it's pretty clear. Keeping it going for the current users, but not trying to innovate. It might seem weird in an industry that prizes constant innovation and disruption, but this is a mature thing to do.