• Jack@slrpnk.net
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    5 months ago

    That is true for outsourcing companies, but not true for product companies usually.

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      5 months ago

      I think it’s equally true for product companies. Do you know how hard it is to get a company to prioritize bug fixing over feature work? Shy of a user revolt, or a friend of the CEO reporting an issue, bugs are almost always second priority or lower.

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        5 months ago

        I’d say this strongly depends on the industry.

        In an entertainment or ad sales product, I’d completely agree with you.

        In a medical or financial product, the bug will take precedence.

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          5 months ago

          Medical? Your funny. Healthcare software is the worst. There is a reason the stuff that matters is decades old. Cause the new stuff rarely works. And the rest… tell me again why I have to fill out the same forms year after year, and they never populate with my previous answers? Or why I have to tell them my 2 year old son isn’t menstruating or hasn’t stolen a car yet (on the same form no less). The software is so hard to use the providers have given up.

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      5 months ago

      No idea what you are talking about. Product companies are exactly what I am referring to. Some director signs off on the purchase, probably has never even seen the software. But he has seen the sales pitch. That is what the C suite of small companies are for, mingling with the decision makers.