That's the real question. It's been my experience that programmers want to put out quality work, but managers and marketing, while giving lip service to quality, want something they can push out the door. And they it NOW. Then, when the inevitable customer complaits follow, they blame it on the technical people. The secret of Linux quality comes from saying "to hell with marketing, it's the product that counts".
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That's the real question. It's been my experience that programmers want to put out quality work, but managers and marketing, while giving lip service to quality, want something they can push out the door. And they it NOW. Then, when the inevitable customer complaits follow, they blame it on the technical people. The secret of Linux quality comes from saying "to hell with marketing, it's the product that counts".