That’s what needs to change. Frameworks need to pave the path to performance-by-default and developers need to demand performance-by-default. That’s what this is about.
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Replying to @DasSurma @RalphHolzmann
What's not obvious from a single tweet is how much time I spend doing things that won't get me promoted or paid more to work with teams that paint themselves into a perf corner. Perf is a commons, and many engineers and teams furiously externalise these costs...for a while.
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I get called in at the point where everyone has had their launch party for the new new thing -- the big framework du jour rewrite -- and now the business wants to know why the numbers are tanking.
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I volunteer my time (and Google's money) to help them bandage up what they can and plan a path to a sustainable future. Too often, because of attitudes like the one you've expressed, that means *another* rewrite (assuming business has runway to do it).
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Teams in this position have lost mgmt confidence, lost morale, and depending on the amount of religious fervour around tech stack, may need to be fired for business to succeed. So let's talk about constraints, but not as though they let up when you launch.
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Teams fail in this way when their practices diverge from the business interest in reaching more users. Most *US* users are on sub-$400 devices. Failing to understand this is a bad time, sooner or later.
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I agree with all the technical points that you both make, and the work you do is both needed and noble. Perf should absolutely be a first class feature, and we should target lower end phones in those metrics. Problem is your message falls on deaf ears when coming from you.
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It's like the rebellious teenager that needs to move out of his parent's house. Dad will say "Son, get your life together", the son ignores him because he doesn't respect his authority. Then later on, his girlfriend dumps him because he's a loser. THEN he gets his act together.
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You guys are Dad. :/
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You heard the message, @RalphHolzmann...so it at least reached one open ear. Perhaps you can rephrase and help others beyond this thread succeed too.
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Replying to @slightlylate @DasSurma
I will do my best to be the girlfriend.
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