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The moment of truth is a real audience
- CalmQuiet 18y agoYes, for hackers, “Get 'er dun” means, “Get it released.” ...which means that the real test is the response of your product's intended audience in its intended setting (not just a focus group, etc.)
- lsb 18y agoIt's interesting to note that, of the two software companies mentioned, Google's feedback loop is a lot shorter than Microsoft's. If they find a bug they can, theoretically, patch it then and there, whereas Microsoft does something like Patch Tuesday, and of course Microsoft doesn't get the rich interaction data that Google does.