Re:Software horror show: SAP Concur
by zelphirkalt on Saturday January 07, 2023 @06:00AM
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In terms of software you are probably right, since we are behind in so many areas and education for jobs about creating software is not the best.
About cars: Do you mean things like the VW scandal? Or do you mean actually shoddy engineering in cars?
I think the reputation for engineering stems from darker times.
Well, considering best german automotive engineering got left behind in early nineties and that for like 20 years already owning a BMW or Mercedes means constant hassle and tons of cash for trivial repairs - yes. German auto engineering just isn't there.
VW scandal is different - it's what you get when you set unreasonable and actually conflicting requirements.
In automobiles, industrial equipment, electronics, software, etc. you can sense when Germans were involved. I've accepted that it's something I'll never understand, and that they probably feel the same way about American designs. Same planet, different worlds.