Dan LuuDec 25, 2023

"Unfortunately, a recent software update was not successful. Your vehicle cannot be driven.

Please call customer support"

Show threadstephen ryner jr. 🦉Dec 25, 2023

@danluu looks like a Ford Mach E

Why are car manufacturers so bad at software? Why are almost all hardware makers terrible at software?

Show threadstephen ryner jr. 🦉Dec 25, 2023
@danluu are hardware makers also terrible at hardware but it’s just harder for the average person to tell 🤔
Show threadPassengerDec 25, 2023

@nuthatch @danluu

A lot of software makers (especially, in my experience, for the enterprise market) are also terrible at software. We as a species are bad at software.

Show threadScott MichaudDec 25, 2023
@passenger @nuthatch @danluu Yeah I was going to say that my "I need a walk" moments with third-party code doesn't seem to correlate with whether or not they're a hardware company.
Show threadPassenger

@scottmichaud @nuthatch @danluu

In fairness, the worst software I've ever used, without exception, has been internal-only stuff.

Dec 25, 2023 at 10:11pmWeb