Re:Many software companies are a joke
by batiudrami on Monday May 16, 2022 @05:59AM
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I understand the trade off, and big companies do too. You're going to lose a lot of very talented staff because that is the work environment doesn't suit them. It is a trade off companies make because they are managing risk, and because they have other priorities than having software coded at the fastest possible speed.
Re:Many software companies are a joke
by mschuster91 on Monday May 16, 2022 @06:24AM
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> Those same big companies will end up buying startups for 10x their ARR to get some mediocre product with no documentation or tests, cranked by developers on redbulls swearing at each other instead of doing retrospectives and yoga friday.
And yet, that mediocre product still is orders of magnitude better than what the big-co would have been able to produce internally, simply because of all the ass-kissing and butt-covering involved in big-co office politics.
What you're missing is that doing soft tasks is a tradeoff and big companies are leaving a lot on the table by having an inflexible culture.
Those same big companies will end up buying startups for 10x their ARR to get some mediocre product with no documentation or tests, cranked by developers on redbulls swearing at each other instead of doing retrospectives and yoga friday.