CCP-Pleeeeease! (or why a 'simple' QoL buff ain't necessarily so)

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I came across the following interesting article from TechRadar today. I’m not a developer, but I do understand what’s being set out here. I confess, I didn’t realise that what I might regard as a simple enough request to CCP (‘the code already exists, doesn’t it?’) is, in fact, likely to involve some quite complex - and little appreciated - investment of time and resources.

There’s no need to make a thread about this (please comment if you wish, though); I just wanted other interested folks to give it a look. Here’s the link:

Software Erosion is happening all around us

My thanks to those talented souls beavering away in Reykjavik (or wherever) so that I can log in, undock and have fun!

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It’s called Spaghetti Code, and EVE couldn’t function without it. It’s also why they can’t get rid of POS towers, or add walking in stations.

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Thanks, QG. I always kind of knew this (it’s become lore!), but until I read that article I had no idea of how the various parts of a team related to one another, and the stresses involved in bringing a relatively minor change in a project to its intended user base.

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If only more realized that “its a simple code change” isnt so simple when its EVE

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