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0 pointsairhead9695y ago0 comments

There are many "do everything" mega solutions like SAP. They're usually terrible because they try to do too much, require changing processes to fit the software, aren't specialized enough in each area for real-world use, or aren't customizable enough. They're often terrible pieces thrown together too quickly under a utopian belief that one app will rule them all and users will just adapt to unusable garbage.

There's nothing preventing a group from making a FOSS replacement of a government project made commercially, even if its goals aren't ideal.

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hutzlibu5y ago

I don't really like to defend SAP, as I had to use it once just for putting in working hours and was horrified by the necessary steps to do so - but afaik SAP is not "terrible pieces quickly thrown together ".

It is rather way overengineered. In such a way, that freshmen to SAP(out of university), get assigned to a project - but for one whole year are basically just have to walk along with the team, without contribution actual code, because they have to understand how it all works together first. (at least thats what I've been told by some people going there)

Sounds glorious and horrifying. I rather did things where I saw actual progress and impact of my work.

raverbashing5y ago

Yeah, very German

Though to be fair it got there because it was one of the first to kinda solve the problem in a more flexible way than having a system built from nothing

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