If coding has been solved, why does software keep getting worse?

Post by bhaak » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC

behnamoh wrote: post #326

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> > We’ve reached a point where an update to macOS — or to any app I rely on, really — is a source of dread rather than excitement. I now expect the new version to be worse. You know what software doesn't fill me with dread to update? FOSS. Proprietary software isn't built for users anymore. But (some) FOSS still is.

> You know what software doesn't fill me with dread to update? FOSS. As someone who's been burnt several times with CachyOS (Arch) updates, I don't think this is true.

Post by bodge5000 » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC

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> An experienced engineer can now build in an hour what would have taken them a week. From what I've seen, I don't think so if we're talking about like-for-like quality. Maybe as an absolute best case scenario, but more typically it's more like you can build in an hour with AI whereas without AI it might take you 2 or 3. Even thats highly task dependant, and doesn't scale as you'd expect (eg 1 hour == 2 hours, but 1…

Totally agree. But we're in such minority that it's super depressing

Post by inigyou » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC

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One could argue that fascist run FOSS projects might be working against your interest as a user. Fascist is not just a silly label. The political collapse of neoliberalism made a lot of closet fascists emerge and they seem quite common among what was earlier thought of as "techno libertarians". E.g. the VPN provider owner (forgot which) just lately. If there was too much crying wolf 15 years ago, doesn't really matte…

>,If there was too much crying wolf 15 years ago, doesn't really matter now anyways. There was not. I used to think they are crying wolf, but imo, it turned out they were correct all along. They were paying attention to what these people were saying and doing. They then concluded these people are fascists. Then a bunch of us, not paying attention crowd, came in accused them of crying wolf. Maybe, crying wolf is about…

Post by inigyou » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC

asdfman123 wrote: post #333

Because at most companies, software engineers aren't paid to make good software. They're paid to ship flashy features.

Post by greatgib » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC

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> You know what software doesn't fill me with dread to update? FOSS. speak for your clearly non-pulseaudio-using self (:

Pulseaudio has been painless for like a decade and a half. Yes, it has a rough start and was probably made default in many distros before it ought to, but it's fine.