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		throwaway0a5e on Sept 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YKK zippers: Why so many designers use them (2012) By the time you are reading statements like this on HN or Reddit or wherever people in whatever industry is being discussed already know that people who don't know how to evaluate the product are looking at that signal thereby making it useless as a signal.

lupire on Sept 1, 2022 | [–]

As in software, testing only finds failures, not successes.

fmajid on Sept 1, 2022 | | [–]

At least that way you won't end up with zippers that fail after a couple of uses, rendering the whole garment or bag a total loss.

But yes, it's easier to signal than to make actual quality products.

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