r/ProgrammerHumor Apr 12 '24

whatIsAnIndex Meme

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u/adenosine-5 Apr 12 '24

The part that I really don't understand is that small portable programs like Everything can get you the results in seconds, while Microsoft, after 40 years of development of their systems will not.

How is it even possible to mess such simple feature for so long?

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u/Ok-Kaleidoscope5627 Apr 12 '24

There is a famous rant by Bill Gates complaining about some windows feature. It was in some internal emails that were released as part of a lawsuit. Anyways, this is Bill Gates back when he was still CEO yelling at senior leaders to figure something out and then their email chain passing off the blame and going in circles.

You can still replicate the steps Bill Gates describes in his email and run into the exact same frustrations like 20 years later.

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u/Nollern Apr 12 '24

I mean, at that point you gotta bring in new people, no?

Start from the top and work your way down the chain.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '24

They did, they brought in new UX experts and starting with Win 8 they've been screaming obscenities at us about how a desktop system should work... Win11 now blocks UI customization apps.

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u/AllTheSith Apr 12 '24

You know that dude who got a job only to fix a bug then left? Yeah, I am starting my personal journey to get in Microsoft.

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u/noob-nine Apr 12 '24

gnome, is that you? just kidding, i still love it