Ask HN: What's the worst piece of software you use everyday?

Re:Ask HN: What's the worst piece of software you use everyday? by allarm on Saturday July 11, 2020 @09:42PM (#23807946)

So git gives you too much freedom, that’s what your complain is about? I find it hilarious.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the worst piece of software you use everyday? by tsimionescu on Sunday July 12, 2020 @02:10AM (#23809262)

This is not 'freedom' it is excessive complexity.

`ls` wouldn't be better if I had to pass a flag to see the output as today, and another flag to print one character per line, and another flag to print each character in a different color etc. (even though that would give me 'more freedom').

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Re:Ask HN: What's the worst piece of software you use everyday? by allarm on Sunday July 12, 2020 @12:27PM (#23812498)

I don’t think that git forces you to use all these bells and whistles. Also I am not sure if ls would be better with additional flags, but it won’t be worse because of that, that’s for sure.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the worst piece of software you use everyday? by chipotle_coyote on Saturday July 11, 2020 @11:37PM (#23808592)

There is a difference between "too much freedom" and "not enough direction."

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Re:Ask HN: What's the worst piece of software you use everyday? by allarm on Sunday July 12, 2020 @12:22PM (#23812453)

Sure there is - the difference is so huge that I don’t see any similarities. Though professional software should not direct you, thus limiting you in choices. Your expertise should do that. And if your expertise is not enough to make an educated choice it’s not a problem of the software.

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