Re:Tailscale SSH is now Generally Available
by michaelt on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @05:38AM
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The problem is we in the software industry are so used to getting handed everything for free that a lot of software developers don't even know how to get their employer to buy something.
Every engineer in every other field of engineering knows exactly how to order things, and has access to a properly organised budget for doing so. You need electronic components? Custom-machined parts? Raw material like metal sheets? Nuts and bolts? Aluminium extrusion? Of course you pay for it - and the organisation's purchasing procedure is something you learn in your first week.
We in the software industry, on the other hand, get free operating systems, free compilers, free IDEs, free databases, free libraries, free documentation and training, free support - pretty much free everything. So you can get surprisingly far in the industry without ever learning the difference between a quote and a proforma invoice - or how to explain to the boss why we should give JetBrains $50k per year in terms she'll understand and approve of.
As such, when the people gifting us and our employers free stuff add a paid tier with features we want, but they charge money for it, it's an almighty inconvenience.
Every engineer in every other field of engineering knows exactly how to order things, and has access to a properly organised budget for doing so. You need electronic components? Custom-machined parts? Raw material like metal sheets? Nuts and bolts? Aluminium extrusion? Of course you pay for it - and the organisation's purchasing procedure is something you learn in your first week.
We in the software industry, on the other hand, get free operating systems, free compilers, free IDEs, free databases, free libraries, free documentation and training, free support - pretty much free everything. So you can get surprisingly far in the industry without ever learning the difference between a quote and a proforma invoice - or how to explain to the boss why we should give JetBrains $50k per year in terms she'll understand and approve of.
As such, when the people gifting us and our employers free stuff add a paid tier with features we want, but they charge money for it, it's an almighty inconvenience.