## Metadata - Author: [[Isaac Lyman]] - Full Title: Is Software Getting Worse? - Category: #articles - Summary: Software developers and experts have noticed a decline in software quality despite the advancements in software development. Apps are getting larger, slower, and more broken despite the availability of faster hardware. The pressure to build features, the expectation that software be free, and the lack of incentives for speed, reliability, and optimizing asset compression are some of the factors contributing to lower quality software. However, there is hope that developers can make a difference by changing the culture and work environment of software development companies, setting aside time to resolve technical debt, and persuading employers to sponsor open-source projects. - URL: https://stackoverflow.blog/2023/12/25/is-software-getting-worse/ ## Highlights - If you poll your existing customers about what you should work on next, they’re going to ask for features, not speed—unless the software is so slow it borders on unusable. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hnt9d7jy6h0f6a8e1y6zzvcq)) - Programmers want to write bug-free apps. But the market doesn’t care ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hnt9e67hd2zkz319ed9qvdvx)) - The last two decades have been dedicated to making software development faster, easier, and more foolproof. And admittedly, we’re creating apps faster than ever, with more features than ever, using less experienced developers than ever. It’s not hard to see the appeal from a business perspective. But we’re paying the price—and so are our customers, the power grid, and the planet. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hnt9fmqg7s64tavmr4dqyqj0))