Good Software Takes Ten Years. Get Used To it.

Re:Good Software Takes Ten Years. Get Used To it. by m0nty on Wednesday March 12, 2008 @09:49AM (#135121)

7-year old article, although that doesn't invalidate it. I think what does is that web development (particularly using frameworks) is much more tractable and probably more lightweight than creating an office suite or operating system.

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Re:Good Software Takes Ten Years. Get Used To it. by mosburger on Wednesday March 12, 2008 @10:05AM (#135125)

Yeah, I noticed the 2001 dateline, too... it was especially apparent when he said (paraphrasing) "Mozilla - when is that thing getting released, anyway??" :)

I thought it was surprisingly relevant today; especially because it was written during the sobering post-dot-com rush. A lot of those lessons need to be remembered. You're right that a lot of his points are more related to consumer software, but he does have a few gems in there about web development, too, like his points about "Overhype syndrome" and the myth of "Internet Time."

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Re:Good Software Takes Ten Years. Get Used To it. by delano on Wednesday March 12, 2008 @10:59AM (#135155)

I don't have any experience with Fog Creek products but their software should be 70-80% good by now if what he says is true.

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Re:Good Software Takes Ten Years. Get Used To it. by mrtron on Wednesday March 12, 2008 @11:30AM (#135178)

It is 70-80% good. (FogBugz)

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