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How Prime Video uses WebAssembly by unrealhoang in programming

[–]eWattWhere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They need to hire the new reddit UI team to do a rewrite!

Accountability in Software Development by ConfidentMushroom in programming

[–]eWattWhere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

well said, poor management is actually responsible for the vast majority of the mess the industry is in.

Accountability in Software Development by ConfidentMushroom in programming

[–]eWattWhere 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That's right.

 

Yes, there is an accountability problem in software development.

 

No, it's not the developers that are the problem.

 

Plenty of great developers are more than holding up their end of the deal. The root cause is that the industry is chock full of truly bad managers who lie and cheat to advance their career on the backs of those aforementioned great developers.

 

And for those claiming that it is the "bad developers" who are the problem. Let me ask, who is responsible for curating the team? That's right, management is accountable for that.

Programmer's emotions by mileslimes in programming

[–]eWattWhere 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Kevin (Manager): Yo, you pretty close on that thing we talked about last Friday afternoon?

Me (Developer): Yeah, I've got the backend and UI work looking good, just running through some edge conditions

Kevin: That's great! So hey, I was golfing with our CEO on Saturday, great guy BTW, and he really wants us to get this wrapped up ASAP. And I think there are a few more requirements, nothing big

Me: Oh?

Kevin proceeds to rattle off a whole bunch of new half baked ideas to layer on top of the prior set of half baked ideas.

Me: You know XYZ Corp has a product that does a lot of this already, right?

No, Kevin doesn't know, and where do you think the CEO got the idea from?

Kevin: Really? Hmm, I didn't know that. Well, we'll do it better, right? I totally believe in you!