I always wondered how something like AWS or GCP Cloud Console admin UIs get shipped. How could someone deliver a product like these and be satisfied, rewarded, promoted, etc. How can Google leadership look at this stuff and be like... "yup, people love this".

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jiggawatts 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

A purer, more perfect example of Conway’s Law has never been made more manifest than the myriad AWS consoles, each further partitioned by region.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law

And see especially “The Only Unbreakable Rule” by Molly Rocket: https://youtu.be/5IUj1EZwpJY

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Aperocky 2 days ago | parent [-]

In defense of AWS consoles, they are derivative of AWS APIs, as such they are really just a convenience layer that will only occasionally string 2+ AWS APIs together for convenience purposes that can be considered distinct feature on the console.

That is wholly unlike the problem here where the console and API somehow behaves completely differently.

	▲	ksimukka 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Along with the public APIs, An AWS service can also have Console APIs that are specifically for the console. These APIs do not have the same constraints as the public api. (My team built the MediaLive service)

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theflyinghorse 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What are the chances that Google leadership even seen GCP interface outside of a demo once a never?

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DANmode 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Google doesn’t have leadership, it has shareholders.