Mar
14
2005Groupware Bad
14
2005
Cranky* former Netscape developer Jamie Zawinski has posted his thoughts on how developers should go about promoting “social software”. The key line is this:
If you want to do something that’s going to change the world, build software that people want to use instead of software that managers want to buy.
Being someone who fled from the software development life into a career dealing with much more earthly delights, Jamie has a great grasp on the grisly details of How Things Really Work.
Or, put another way:
Your “use case” should be, there’s a 22 year old college student living in the dorms. How will this software get him laid?
An excellent article, and the great thing about being a former software guru instead of a Respected Industry Analyst is that you can get away with using language such as the following in your “analysis”:
“Jesus Mother of Fuck, what are you thinking!”
* Jamie, if you’re reading this, I’ve watched Code Rush - you’re cranky… but in a good way.
Police have been checking vehicles in a zone around the site of the discovery, where poultry movements are restricted.
MIhail 4/6/06 @ 1:47 am