| > Mass-produced software is too rigid Yes, absolutely, even trivial things like colors can rarely be changed, let alone more involved UI parts. > Inflexible electronic medical records systems are driving doctors to burnout. > When different users have different needs, a centralized development team can’t possibly address everyone’s problems. That's not the main issue, which is that they don't address *anyone's* problems well since actual users have very little power here, and the devs are far removed from actual user experience. Like that examples of filling useless fields - that serves no one! > when a developer does try to cram too many solutions into a single product, the result is a bloated mess. Unless it's organized well? There is no inherent reason many equals mess or even bloat (eg, if solutions are modules you can ignore/not even install, your app with only the solutions you care about has no bloat) But in general, very laudable goals, would be very empowering for many users to live in a dream world where software is built based on such principles... |