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by memhole 501 days ago
There’s some good points there. I think a lot of orgs can end up in the Frupid territory. Getting them to course correct and realize the dynamics of efficiency, moral, and velocity to time, money can be pretty challenging. It’s political sacrifice which a lot of why these changes don’t succeed imo.

But also, I spent almost 2 years developing with 8GB of RAM. Constraints can help you develop and understand the problems better. At various times frustrating for sure.

I’ve never understood why companies don’t ask what laptop you want instead of shoving one at you. You’re hired for your expertise and then almost instantly given a hammer when you work with wrenches.