[aa-jv]

I think its often overlooked: Software is a social experience, and a socially-derived product. It is only as valuable as other humans say it is.

I think blamedriven.dev hits hard because of this fact - it uses human emotions to describe something that we, technologists, usually try to shy away from: the fact that our work is only as valuable as other humans say it is.

It pays to keep that in mind when developing something. If its not in someones hands, being used, its simply not useful, no matter how clever or smart it is while sitting on your own desktop.

[theseidel]

True, though in practice “value” is usually whatever Spencer and Tina decide after they reconcile 2023’s underspend, 2024’s overspend, and next quarter’s political goals.

Keep truckin’, Ted. That feature’s gonna win us the contract. Probably.