Re:Billing systems are a nightmare for engineers
by stackbutterflow on Thursday May 19, 2022 @03:00AM
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In Bangalore, India, workers put on Smith face masks as they posed for selfies with the man himself. Fittingly, the tour culminated in San Diego, the home of TurboTax, the software that transformed the company’s fortunes. There, Smith arrived at his party in a DeLorean, and as he walked a red carpet, cheering employees waved “Brad is Rad” signs. To Smith’s delight, his favorite rock star, Gene Simmons of Kiss, emerged.
I have no words to describe what I just read. That's straight out of the TV show Silicon Valley.
Re:Billing systems are a nightmare for engineers
by vonunov on Thursday May 19, 2022 @06:44AM
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Is it possible to do all of that without being so embarrassed at yourself that you die, or do you have to work up to it?
Re:Billing systems are a nightmare for engineers
by systemvoltage on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @11:15PM
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Damn. I'm with you, this needs to be corrected.
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-f... has a good overview of how companies that provide software for calculating taxes guarantee a market for their products by keeping the process of calculating taxes more complicated than it needs to be.