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Why does Twitter need so many developers?
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JimBlizz
4y ago
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JimBlizz
4y ago
Your name is Elmo Mask, and you just bought WhatsApp for $44, how do we change WhatsApp so that it works like Twitter? Let's build TwitsApp.
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JimBlizz
6y ago
You forgot the step where you even need to identify that these things already exist, and whats in them. Are there governance requirements around the data in them? I'm not familiar with US law, but we're talking about PII in this e
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JimBlizz
6y ago
This is it. Even if the feature set fits perfectly, a private organisation will optimise for profit or growth, not broadest usage. The user that needs help finding a button isn't worth the development cost. Gov services cannot operat
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JimBlizz
6y ago
As much as this contract will certainly be a barrel full of pork, and Deloitte can go eat a bag of hammers, I feel this take is a little naive. A commercial service is optimised for profit, not broadest accessibility. For example Eventbrite
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JimBlizz
12y ago
You might want to check out Echonest's API - http://developer.echonest.com/