On: Walmart Labs: Why we run an open source program

[yitchelle]

Because, sometimes, shitty tools is all you have to work with. I work in embedded systems, and some of the tools I have available is absolutely the shittiest. Imagine debugging a realtime OS on a 8bit micro by flashing an error code through a LED.

[Drakim → yitchelle]

But is that because you don't have any other options available, or because your company told you to use inferior tools?

[yitchelle → Drakim]

This was the only option. The other debugging options were too intrusive and would colour the information.

[jedrek → yitchelle]

Ok, but we're talking about a website, where the toolset is limited by political decisions, not technical ones.