Comments on: Our Consumer Culture and What it Means for Software Craftsmanship https://blog.mattwynne.net/2012/01/10/our-consumer-culture-and-what-it-means-for-software-craftsmanship/ Matt Wynne taking it one tea at a time Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:54:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 By: Caroline https://blog.mattwynne.net/2012/01/10/our-consumer-culture-and-what-it-means-for-software-craftsmanship/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:38:45 +0000 http://blog.mattwynne.net/2012/01/10/our-consumer-culture-and-what-it-means-for-software-craftsmanship/#comment-1567 Let’s not forget that our affluent society is founded on consumerism. If we all stopped replacing things so often the economy would crash. So if we want a new model we need to bear that in mind. We make little decisions every day to buy the cheaper brand that is fueling this. We want more and now and if we buy 5 over 10 years that is suiting us better than buying one and paying more up front.

Having said that, agree with your thoughts. I think it comes to re-engineering, you can have it faster but it won’t last so keep re-engineering and understand this part of your process is as fundamental as the creation.

]]> By: mauricestack https://blog.mattwynne.net/2012/01/10/our-consumer-culture-and-what-it-means-for-software-craftsmanship/comment-page-1/#comment-1547 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:31:34 +0000 http://blog.mattwynne.net/2012/01/10/our-consumer-culture-and-what-it-means-for-software-craftsmanship/#comment-1547 Got me a recond Bosch washer to replace 16yr-old
Panasonic recently. An Electrolux fridge/freezer
kept going 25 years, surviving house-move, too.

]]> By: Paul Brandon https://blog.mattwynne.net/2012/01/10/our-consumer-culture-and-what-it-means-for-software-craftsmanship/comment-page-1/#comment-1545 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:27:51 +0000 http://blog.mattwynne.net/2012/01/10/our-consumer-culture-and-what-it-means-for-software-craftsmanship/#comment-1545 I’d had the same experience with an Indesit washer/dryer recently. Although certain parts can be cleaned during normal usage, the dryer part seems almost designed to become clogged up with enough use, needing either non-trivial maintenance or a replacement machine.

]]> By: Mark Bloodworth https://blog.mattwynne.net/2012/01/10/our-consumer-culture-and-what-it-means-for-software-craftsmanship/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:10:42 +0000 http://blog.mattwynne.net/2012/01/10/our-consumer-culture-and-what-it-means-for-software-craftsmanship/#comment-1536 Our view of cheap electronics doesn’t apply to all the things that we make – for instance, we don’t dispose of houses when they need to be repaired. We value them sufficiently that we will spend money to fix them, extend them and adapt their usage. So, I wonder if there is a continuum of disposability based on attributes the availability, price and effort required – and, if so, if that applies to software development.

]]> By: Jean-Michel GARNIER https://blog.mattwynne.net/2012/01/10/our-consumer-culture-and-what-it-means-for-software-craftsmanship/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:47:12 +0000 http://blog.mattwynne.net/2012/01/10/our-consumer-culture-and-what-it-means-for-software-craftsmanship/#comment-1535 It is called http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence

Engineers get paid to design products which should die just after the end of guarantee. Sick society …

What if software engineers did the same thing? Some do but without on purpose 😉

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