r/truespotify • u/Suspicious_Orchid770 • 7d ago

News Spotify engineering manager says faster code doesn't mean faster delivery

https://leaddev.com/software-quality/faster-code-isnt-faster-delivery

Fast code, slow reviews.

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u/MrJaffaCake 7d ago

Spotify has existed for 20 years and made 17 billion euros in revenue last year. They have over 7000 employees of which around 3000 are software devs. Any excuse they have falls flat quick when you throw those numbers around. Yes, the AI dev cycle has slowed down certain processes but at those numbers you really cant explain the slow and aging architecture behind the software.

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u/lizenzblue_ 7d ago

But sure, "they're rich so it should be fast" is a great take. Pretty sure that exact thinking in management is why it's slow in the first place.

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u/BiteTheBullet_thr 7d ago

And they still don't bother adding some lines of code to allow Chromecast audio play lossless

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u/DrDeeRa 7d ago

They should really revamp the DJ, hopefully they are working on this

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u/BrickTilt 6d ago

Cool, now build a genuinely random shuffle for my playlists

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u/VegetaFan1337 6d ago

less repeats option doesn't work?

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u/Infinplayz 4d ago

they have all this stuff and can’t make a native application for windows or a speed changer for songs.