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Re:In spite of an increase in Internet speed, webpage speeds... by d3nj4l on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @11:40PM (#24057059)
That's an awful analogy
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Re:In spite of an increase in Internet speed, webpage speeds... by bb88 on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @03:16AM (#24058088)
I just logged into nest for the first time on a new laptop. It took 15 seconds to load and get to the screen to change the temperature on the thermostat.

Then I refreshed the page and it still took 10 seconds to reload.

I'm sure their code is also relatively bug free.

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Re:In spite of an increase in Internet speed, webpage speeds... by pc86 on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @07:49AM (#24059757)
It's actually pretty good analogy, when you're searching for an analogy of something being technically accurate while missing literally the entire point.

Making your code "more intuitive" does not result in a better product. Making a better product does. The argument is that software development is one of the few jobs where the employees' experience seems to be equal or more important than the client experience. Sacrificing a restaurant goer's experience (taste) because it makes the restauranteur's experience (customer LTV) better is a decent analogy.

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