The "The 13 Oct 21 FT 'Like' Feature - [now restored to prior version]" thread
Jan 23, 2024, 9:44 am
#271
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Less that and more just corporate priorities.
So a little inside baseball:
So a little inside baseball:
- FT does not generate more revenue than all the rest of travel combined, so it makes more sense long-term to have a single Likes product that is shared by all sites and no tech worker needs specific, separate knowledge on
- No one that worked on the FT Likes is with the company or in our department anymore.
- While the new team can devote a lot of time to trying to figure out any current bugs, the next time we have a site update or even a change in a minor code, there could be a new bug, which would then require more dev hours, who may be new and need to re-familiarize themselves with the product, taking time away from other tech projects
- Since we have a different, standardized, completely working product to replace it, it makes way more sense to just switch over to that
- Now I know you guys hate the design of the new product, so I've been holding it off. But if the Auto Communities tech team doesn't fix the design by the time FT Likes becomes completely broken, then we'll be stuck with that
- As you may realize, fixing a relatively minor design issue for a single site that isn't even in their portfolio is not a high priority for them
Jan 26, 2024, 2:50 pm
#274
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This has been going on for a long time (see upthread) and I think they decided it is[n't] worth fixing. The ARG:4 only affects you as the user (and me as a user), i.e., only you see yourself as ARG:4 and everyone else sees your proper handle. So I am inclined to agree that the resources are better spent elsewhere.
-J.
-J.
Jan 26, 2024, 2:51 pm
#275
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ime it occurs randomly; also occasionally appears as [ARG:6 UNDEFINED]
full disclosure, I’m not a software guy and haven’t had coffee yet this morning, so I’m totally spitballing here — if I’m not mistaken, it reverts to the expected display of “You” on subsequent FT visits, which suggests it may have something to do with an attribute of the current session that’s temporarily corrupted
full disclosure, I’m not a software guy and haven’t had coffee yet this morning, so I’m totally spitballing here — if I’m not mistaken, it reverts to the expected display of “You” on subsequent FT visits, which suggests it may have something to do with an attribute of the current session that’s temporarily corrupted
Jan 26, 2024, 2:55 pm
#276
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Less that and more just corporate priorities.
So a little inside baseball:
So a little inside baseball:
- FT does not generate more revenue than all the rest of travel combined, so it makes more sense long-term to have a single Likes product that is shared by all sites and no tech worker needs specific, separate knowledge on
- No one that worked on the FT Likes is with the company or in our department anymore.
- While the new team can devote a lot of time to trying to figure out any current bugs, the next time we have a site update or even a change in a minor code, there could be a new bug, which would then require more dev hours, who may be new and need to re-familiarize themselves with the product, taking time away from other tech projects
- Since we have a different, standardized, completely working product to replace it, it makes way more sense to just switch over to that
- Now I know you guys hate the design of the new product, so I've been holding it off. But if the Auto Communities tech team doesn't fix the design by the time FT Likes becomes completely broken, then we'll be stuck with that
- As you may realize, fixing a relatively minor design issue for a single site that isn't even in their portfolio is not a high priority for them
Mar 27, 2024, 1:32 pm
#277
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Can we please add the Like functionality to the OMNI/Games forum?
We want to like people who get Wordle in 1/6 or 2/6.
We want to like people who get Wordle in 1/6 or 2/6.