Reduce developer friction – Configuring tools like Fluent Bit (and Fluentd) Something that vendors like Microsoft have been really good at is reducing the friction on getting started – from simplifying installations with MSI files and defaulted options through to very informative error messages in Excel when you’ve got a function slightly wrong. Apple is another good example of this; while no two Android phones are the same, my experience is that setting up an iPhone is just so much easier than setting up an Android phone. It is also the setup/configuration where most friction comes from. Open-Source Software (OSS), as a generalisation, tend to be a bit weaker at minimising friction – this comes from several factors:When OSS is part of a business model, vendors can reduce that friction, making their enhanced version more attractive.OSS contributors are typically focused on the core problem space and are usually close enough to the fine details to not need those fancy features to keep t...
Reduce developer friction – Configuring tools like Fluent Bit (and Fluentd) Something that vendors like Microsoft have b...
