Didn't fool me. Subversion wouldn't be eating their own dog-food and that would reduce their ability to properly expand it. What better testing of something than to actually use it day-to-day? This would akin to Linus using FreeBSD. He would start to lose touch.
Honestly I think it's way more political than practical.
Tools tend to have use cases that they are more suited to, while having use cases that their competition is more suited to. It's not unheard of to actually fall into your competitors use case while developing a product that competes in some other use case.
Politics however will almost always force you to use your own products when it's an option, even if it's the worst option.
Also I think if I use the words "use case" one more time today I fear I might actually grow a suit and tie.. I feel like I need a shower:(
A good example of this is Xero (accounting software company) who recently had to stop using their own software because they got too big - way, way too big - but they hung in for a long time because they didn't want to be a company that didn't use it's own software.
All great discoveries are made by mistake.
-- Young
Hmm (Score:4, Informative)
I've got to admit. The discussion going on in that ticket is pretty convincing, leading me to think that either:
a) legit
b) they sucked in a lot of their own people
c) really well thought out
I'm thinking (and hoping) b, with c as an unlikely but possible second.
Re: (Score:4, Insightful)
I've got to admit. The discussion going on in that ticket is pretty convincing, leading me to think that either:
a) legit
b) they sucked in a lot of their own people
c) really well thought out
I'm thinking (and hoping) b, with c as an unlikely but possible second.
I'll confess I was fooled until I remember what day it is.
Re: (Score:2)
Re:Hmm (Score:2)
Honestly I think it's way more political than practical.
Tools tend to have use cases that they are more suited to, while having use cases that their competition is more suited to. It's not unheard of to actually fall into your competitors use case while developing a product that competes in some other use case.
Politics however will almost always force you to use your own products when it's an option, even if it's the worst option.
Also I think if I use the words "use case" one more time today I fear I might actually grow a suit and tie.. I feel like I need a shower :(
Re: (Score:2)
A good example of this is Xero (accounting software company) who recently had to stop using their own software because they got too big - way, way too big - but they hung in for a long time because they didn't want to be a company that didn't use it's own software.