And this is why so much software today runs extremely hot.
It's creators clearly care not for the efficiency of how it is built, which translates directly into how it runs.
This blog post is effectively being apologetic about the fact that this is alright, since at least they got product market fit. Except Anthropic is never going to go back and clean up the mess once (if) they become profitable.
I doubt anyone will like how things will be in 5 years time if this trend of releasing badly engineered spaghetti continues.
Heya, post author here. I would say I’m not trying to be apologetic for the idea that software quality is diminishing, especially cause I became an indie developer because I care about quality.
When I say “it doesn’t matter” I mean more in an existential sense, and that people don’t seem to care. On the other hand people should do things because they care, which is why I personally still review the code that goes into my apps and spend the time to refactor and improve the stability and foundation rather than slopping like there’s no tomorrow.
Maybe I’m growing cynical but I understand why a business doesn’t care (at least until it comes back to bite them — which may take longer than some have assumed). And most of what you read about the subject is ultimately being driven by business needs of the desire of businesses.
It's creators clearly care not for the efficiency of how it is built, which translates directly into how it runs.
This blog post is effectively being apologetic about the fact that this is alright, since at least they got product market fit. Except Anthropic is never going to go back and clean up the mess once (if) they become profitable.
I doubt anyone will like how things will be in 5 years time if this trend of releasing badly engineered spaghetti continues.