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They moved to the CADT model twenty years ago, so the bug reports will never be read.

Now, with telemetry, they can say quantifiable things like "we've driven catastrophic root filesystem loss and permanent loss of network connectivity to 0% of installs!", and prioritize any contrary bug reports away in a data-driven, quantifiable way.

(Because, of course, weak telemetry signals are more valuable than actual humans taking the time to give you feedback on your product.)



What is "CADT"?


The "Cascade of Attention-Deficit Teenagers" development model.

As coined here (copy and paste the link into your browser if you don't want a 'surprise' from jwz) ttps://www.jwz.org/doc/cadt.html


I’ve also heard CHIT, or cascade of historically ignorant twentysomethings, for HN and startup dev culture.

Now how long until someone reinvents peer to peer networking or document databases again…




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