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When dealing with software it's rarely the case that worse-is-better, more often it's better-is-better. Worse-is-better only comes up when the stuff already ou
by msandford 14y ago
When dealing with software it's rarely the case that worse-is-better, more often it's better-is-better.
Worse-is-better only comes up when the stuff already out there is very well done, polished, and too expensive for most people to afford.
- _delirium 14y agoSoftware is the original worse-is-better domain: Richard P. Gabriel coined the term to describe competition between software packages.
- msandford 14y agoYou're right of course, when dealing with desktop software packages. I was only thinking of the online web-startup stuff which is generally just plain better.