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]]> By: Simon http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2009/03/10/the-internet-is-for-energy-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-2216 Simon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:26:57 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/?p=1003#comment-2216 Heh... Martin's not wrong there - fans of a series will always be demanding, always wanting the next book as soon as possible, but some of them really do go nuts about it. Although I can see their point - it's hard being a fan when the fourth book is delayed some 5 years, and that was a few years ago now with the fifth still nowhere in sight. Paralleling that in software development, I think developers sometimes need to do a better job of managing people's expectations, letting them know what is, and what isn't happening. If a developer blogs about some new feature, they need to be clear on when users can expect to see it in a released version - don't get people's hopes up, and they'll be less likely to turn on you for letting them down. Not meaning to put the blame on developers (or authors), but they do have a part to play in ensuring fans have realistic expectations. As a commercial developer, clients aren't impressed if I tell them "I need another month" for six months straight. And I think the same applies to others - tell your fans that something might be two years away in the worst case, and they'll wait two years as patiently as fans ever do. Tell them six months and delay it again four times, and they'll be a lot more frustrated. Heh… Martin’s not wrong there – fans of a series will always be demanding, always wanting the next book as soon as possible, but some of them really do go nuts about it. Although I can see their point – it’s hard being a fan when the fourth book is delayed some 5 years, and that was a few years ago now with the fifth still nowhere in sight.

Paralleling that in software development, I think developers sometimes need to do a better job of managing people’s expectations, letting them know what is, and what isn’t happening. If a developer blogs about some new feature, they need to be clear on when users can expect to see it in a released version – don’t get people’s hopes up, and they’ll be less likely to turn on you for letting them down.

Not meaning to put the blame on developers (or authors), but they do have a part to play in ensuring fans have realistic expectations. As a commercial developer, clients aren’t impressed if I tell them “I need another month” for six months straight. And I think the same applies to others – tell your fans that something might be two years away in the worst case, and they’ll wait two years as patiently as fans ever do. Tell them six months and delay it again four times, and they’ll be a lot more frustrated.

]]> By: Sandy http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2009/03/10/the-internet-is-for-energy-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 Sandy Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:03:48 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/?p=1003#comment-2203 I had the exact same thought when I read this blog post of his! My wife has been rereading the series, so we went to check on the status, and saw that post. I made the exact same comparison to open source developers, and we had a fun little discussion about it. In short, +1. I had the exact same thought when I read this blog post of his! My wife has been rereading the series, so we went to check on the status, and saw that post. I made the exact same comparison to open source developers, and we had a fun little discussion about it.

In short, +1.

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