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0 pointsmbesto9y ago0 comments

> Well said. Worst UX I've ever seen, with the most ardent corporate fanbase.*

I've never understood this trope. Atlassian grew because developers used their product, not corporate fanbasers[0]

[0] - http://tomtunguz.com/saas-innovators-solution/

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richmarr9y ago· 2 in thread

Developers are fantastic at bikeshedding on our tools rather than focusing on (a) what's important to the broader company and (b) what's actually usable to anyone who hasn't spent months learning to use our opinionated optimisations.

Clownshoesms9y ago

Yep, you get a developer invested in something, they'll swear black and blue it's the best thing since sliced bread. Till you explain it to them.

Clownshoesms9y ago

That's talking about me in my younger days. Everything looks exciting, until you realize it's all patterns that have been done before.

romanovcode9y ago

Not developers - managers.

sleepychu9y ago

I don't use the terrible bug tracker because I chose to, it's not generally enough to make me leave a company!

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