alt Hacker NewsIt's fairly telling of the state of the software industry that the exotic craft of 'fixing bugs' is apparently worth a LinkedIn-style self-promotional blog post.
I don't mean to be too harsh on the author. They mean well. But I am saddened by the wider context, where a dev posts 'we fix bugs occasionally' and everyone is thrilled, because the idea of ensuring software continues to work well over time is now as alien to software dev as the idea of fair dealing is to used car salesmen.
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That is why I stand on the side of better law for company responsibilities.
We as industry have taught people that broken products is acceptable.
In any other industry, unless people are from the start getting something they know is broken or low quality, flea market, 1 euro shop, or similar, they will return the product, ask for the money back, sue the company whatever.
A company creating the conditions that allow for high quality engineering has always been the exception, not the norm
> But I am saddened by the wider context, where a dev posts 'we fix bugs occasionally' and everyone is thrilled, because the idea of ensuring software continues to work well over time is now as alien to software dev as the idea of fair dealing is to used car salesmen
This is not the vibe I got from the post at all. I am sure they fix plenty of bugs throughout the rest of the year, but this will be balanced with other work on new features and the like and is going to be guided by wider businesses priorities. It seems the point in the exercise is focusing solely on bugs to the exclusion of everything else, and a lot of latitude to just pick whatever has been annoying you personally.