Why is The Uber App So Large?? (From an ex-Uber mobile engineer & manager)

Опубликовано: 28 Март 2026
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"Why is the Uber app so large?" I worked on Uber mobile apps for quite a while, so I can give an honest and detailed answer.

Is it over-engineering? Is it because no one notices? Or is it something else?

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