Re:Why Doctors Reject Tools That Make Their Jobs Easier
by daveFNbuck on Monday October 15, 2018 @10:31PM
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This is not unique to software. Physical objects also benefit from iterations in development. That doesn't mean you have to update things you've already sold. The iteration happens when people buy the next version. This used to be how software was sold too.
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Re:Why Doctors Reject Tools That Make Their Jobs Easier
by TeMPOraL on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @02:02AM
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I believe GP's point is that you won't even make the first version of the software good if you aren't allowed to iterate on prototypes, with feedback from actual end-users.
Re:Why Doctors Reject Tools That Make Their Jobs Easier
by daveFNbuck on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @11:18AM
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The first version doesn't have to be good. It just has to be plausibly better than not having that software or device.
Re:Why Doctors Reject Tools That Make Their Jobs Easier
by TeMPOraL on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @12:11PM
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Sure. But most of the time, the first version is worse than having no software, by the virtue of interfering with existing workflow.
(This is what you get when you design for those who pay for your software, and not for those who'll use it.)