One cost engineers and product managers don't consider
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One cost engineers and product managers don't consider
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Re: One cost engineers and product managers don't consider
#2without reading the article, I guess it's communication.
Re: One cost engineers and product managers don't consider
#3without reading the article, I guess it's communication.
it's system complexity and how that makes it hard to maintain, change or validate.
Re: One cost engineers and product managers don't consider
#4Good article, makes an important point about complexity.
Just want to add one extra thought though:
he or she will run reports against the usage data to find
out whether a given feature is often used. That data can
then be run past the product managers who can help decide
whether it's sensible to just drop the feature.
Re: One cost engineers and product managers don't consider
#5like a commenter suggests on the original post, end users don't care how something is built, but how well it solves a problem of theirs. It's like drucker saying costs have nothing to do with price. So, you can build things with bloat but it'll put you out of business. You also have to do right by your users. Not doing stuff because it's hard isn't a good excuse (a lot of the time).
Re: One cost engineers and product managers don't consider
#6Writing software is all about managing complexity.
Re: One cost engineers and product managers don't consider
#7I loved the article, and I like how the author implores us to extend the drive to reduce complexity to how we speak about products.
Re: One cost engineers and product managers don't consider
#8In short: KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid)
That's one of my favorite principles of software development (and engineering in general).
Re: One cost engineers and product managers don't consider
#9Whammed in the face with:
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Tab closed. To hell with them.
Re: One cost engineers and product managers don't consider
#10Whammed in the face with: "Subscribe to receive future articles right to your inbox" Tab closed. To hell with them.
I kept reading but definitely found it annoying.
It also took a few seconds to load and the page scrolled back to the top, causing me to lose my place. Extra annoying.