How important is it to dogfood your software...

How important is it to dogfood your software products? " "" "It used to be said that dogfooding was critical to any software product, that working on a product nearly required you to be a user of that product. While I believe dogfooding has merit, it no longer feels like an absolute requirement to me. " "" "First, requiring dogfooding is a potential vector for exclusion since some products have such specific demographics. While that exclusion could be nefarious, it doesn't have to be. If you're working on an educational product for young children, it's hard dogfood accurately!" "" "Furthermore, having diverse perspectives, especially those who challenge the need for your product, should help make your product even better! So instead of forcing every employee to use your product, take on the challenge of trying to make it so good all your employees want to use it! #bendevtip " "" "With that said, do you consciously try to dogfood your company's products?

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