Heard about this the other day, googling it, seemed to suggest in house slop that developers don’t give a feck about; just want something to dish up?
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‘Dog food’ software development.
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Includes a lack of design and little or no testing."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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‘Dog food’ software development.
Sounds more like dog sh!t software development.Last edited by PurpleGorilla; 3 August 2018, 05:48.Comment
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Isn't dog-fooding the principle that if your developers are forced to use the software, they will realise it's crap and fix it? That's a great thing to do because not only are they motivated to fix things for their own benefit but they are forced to understand the software in real world usage not just develop the bit they are assigned with no idea how it relates to the product.
Or is this a different thing with a very similar name?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Dogfooding in software engineering is developing software to scratch one's own itch, and then selling it to the broader market.
The argument/proposed benefit is that the team intrinsically knows the problem to be solved (and delivers something good).Comment
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When did applications programmers become 'software engineers'?
about the same time that bin men became 'domestic waste disposal engineers' ??
Same crap, different titleComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostIsn't dog-fooding the principle that if your developers are forced to use the software, they will realise it's crap and fix it? That's a great thing to do because not only are they motivated to fix things for their own benefit but they are forced to understand the software in real world usage not just develop the bit they are assigned with no idea how it relates to the product.
Or is this a different thing with a very similar name?Comment
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Originally posted by TheGreenBastard View PostDogfooding in software engineering is developing software to scratch one's own itch, and then selling it to the broader market.
The argument/proposed benefit is that the team intrinsically knows the problem to be solved (and delivers something good).
I came across it on Joel on Software, he may have twisted an existing definition.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by BR14 View PostWhen did applications programmers become 'software engineers'?
about the same time that bin men became 'domestic waste disposal engineers' ??
Same crap, different titleOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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