Re:Standardized Ladder of Functional Programming [pdf]
by pron on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @10:32AM
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> I've came across the idea of not solving some problems
That, too, cannot be solved by a programming language :)
But much of complex software deals with things that could not possibly have been solved more efficiently (or even efficiently enough) by humans (like sensor fusion, package tracking, manufacturing control etc.). Also, we're pretty far from full automation. Nobody trusts computers to make the decisions in air-traffic control systems, power plant control software, or even in ERP systems.
The reason we keep building large software is that -- in spite of many problems -- they really do work (in the sense of achieving their goal of higher-throughput; whether or not a higher throughput of flights or of business deals is good or bad for humanity is an entirely separate question).
That, too, cannot be solved by a programming language :)
But much of complex software deals with things that could not possibly have been solved more efficiently (or even efficiently enough) by humans (like sensor fusion, package tracking, manufacturing control etc.). Also, we're pretty far from full automation. Nobody trusts computers to make the decisions in air-traffic control systems, power plant control software, or even in ERP systems.
The reason we keep building large software is that -- in spite of many problems -- they really do work (in the sense of achieving their goal of higher-throughput; whether or not a higher throughput of flights or of business deals is good or bad for humanity is an entirely separate question).