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Re:Things I Believe About Software Engineering by szatkus on Monday February 03, 2020 @07:19AM (#22223511)
Yes, there are some analogs to bridges, but software is much more flexible than concrete.

We can pretend we're building a bridge, but there could be another company, that is more comfortable with changing requirements and may deliver their product later, but more suited to a market.

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Re:Things I Believe About Software Engineering by AstralStorm on Monday February 03, 2020 @10:00AM (#22224680)
Only some software is that flexible, and then that flexibility will end with the end of support time.

Ultimately all software becomes very inflexible if you cannot get the source code or especially flash firmware.

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Re:Things I Believe About Software Engineering by TheOtherHobbes on Monday February 03, 2020 @09:11AM (#22224221)
Software isn't more flexible than concrete.

Software looks as if it should be more flexible than concrete.

But it really isn't.

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