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0 pointskeiferski12d ago0 comments

Eh it depends. I’ve worked at / with a lot of more traditional non-tech companies and you’d be amazed at how a lot of the software looks like Excel circa 1995.

I guess they could be using third party software but it seems like often they are just using an ancient thing they built themselves.

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saturn860112d ago· 1 in thread

Sounds like you are picturing WinForms in your mind (Was so awesome to create forms and ship really customized usable software quickly). Does business software really need to be super pretty?

keiferskiOP12d ago

No definitely doesn’t need to be pretty. My point is more that building and managing this stuff often requires a programmer. It’s not “cool” or cutting edge but it’s a job.

bluGill12d ago· 1 in thread

That tends not to be written by software people so we can ignore it even though you are correct.

christoff1212d ago

People who write software are software people lol. A lot of stuff is just old.

Accountants and marketers didn't build the legacy tools teams are stuck with.

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