Hey HN friends!
With a friend of mine from college we're starting a software factory and want to learn from the experiences that you may have. What things can a software factory do to provide a great customer experience?
Ask HN: Has your company ever hired an outside software factory? Was it good?
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Re: Ask HN: Has your company ever hired an outside software factory? Was it good?
#2I've never heard of a software development consultancy referred to as a "software factory" before. Did you just invent that term ?
Re: Ask HN: Has your company ever hired an outside software factory? Was it good?
#3Current day job company is big enough to have it’s own “software factory” abroad.
It’s horrible. Some good guys but mostly Indian freshers that get burned in 1-2 years.
Time zone difference sucks.
Zero understanding of the product.
To get the proper end result you have to specify the work chunks on such a deep level that you are faster doing it yourself in the first place.
Re: Ask HN: Has your company ever hired an outside software factory? Was it good?
#4Current day job company is big enough to have it’s own “software factory” abroad. It’s horrible. Some good guys but mostly Indian freshers that get burned in 1-2 years. Time zone difference sucks. Zero understanding of the product. To get the proper end result you have to specify the work chunks on such a deep level that you are faster doing it yourself in the first place.
Same for our large company - lack of product understanding, poor outcomes/outputs/quality, communication issues (including SOW definitions), and regulatory constraints that limit what they are even allowed to work on.
Re: Ask HN: Has your company ever hired an outside software factory? Was it good?
#5I've never heard of a software development consultancy referred to as a "software factory" before. Did you just invent that term ?
It’s a very common term.
Technical specification goes in. Developed software goes out.
It usually doesn’t work but that’s the premise.
Re: Ask HN: Has your company ever hired an outside software factory? Was it good?
#6I've never heard of a software development consultancy referred to as a "software factory" before. Did you just invent that term ?
It’s a very common term. Technical specification goes in. Developed software goes out. It usually doesn’t work but that’s the premise.
I don’t think it’s possible to actually get anything other than garbage out. Generating a technical requirement that generates a good outcome takes a higher level of competence than just generating the product internally
Re: Ask HN: Has your company ever hired an outside software factory? Was it good?
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s a very common term. Technical specification goes in. Developed software goes out. It usually doesn’t work but that’s the premise.
I don’t think it’s possible to actually get anything other than garbage out. Generating a technical requirement that generates a good outcome takes a higher level of competence than just generating the product internally
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