Ever wondered why those crazy fools at Facebook think it's a good idea to meddle with the timeline,
or how you chat? Well you can blame yourself. Probably. The social
network's Director of Engineering, Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, reveals all in
a recent blog post. By first explaining that the site evolves in a
two-step process, "technology pushes people to move forward and then
people move past technology and it has to catch up," we can start to
understand why constant user testing of new, often multiple, solutions
is required. Boz goes on to explain that by using select groups, or even
nations, the efficacy new features can not only be quickly, and solidly
determined, it can actually supplant the need for weeks of boardroom
debate. He goes on to say that the odds are that everyone on Facebook
has been part of a test at some point. Curious to know more about the
process, or just feeling a little bit used? Head over to the source link
for the full post / comment thread.
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