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Re:Move Fast and Abandon Things by trentnix on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @07:17PM (#41642021)
A portion of “product-market fit” failures are actually software quality failures. I think it’s easy to blame the ensh*ttification of software on corporate incompetence, but I think “minimally viable” is part of the story as well.

The world we have now where everything is built to be thrown away, including software, has had the side-effect of destroying craftsmanship. And I'm becoming more convinced as I age that the world is poorer for it.

Re:Move Fast and Abandon Things by cyanwave on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @11:07PM (#41643323)
Hard agree with the last sentence. We’re capable of greatness, im optimistic for new generation products. Not all humans are bad. Cycles and such
Re:Move Fast and Abandon Things by generic92034 on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @06:03AM (#41645622)
> The world we have now where everything is built to be thrown away, including software, has had the side-effect of destroying craftsmanship. And I'm becoming more convinced as I age that the world is poorer for it.

Not every area in the software market is like this. For example, in ERP software often applications from the 90ies are still in use (maybe revamped, maybe not) by many customers. And the maintenance periods are measured in decades (typically not initially, but there always seems to be a maintenance extension).

Re:Move Fast and Abandon Things by sethammons on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @06:24AM (#41645757)
We changed it to Most Lovable Products to reinforce that we don't just do the minimum, we need our customers to enjoy it
Re:Move Fast and Abandon Things by trentnix on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @08:07AM (#41646438)
I like it!