Re:Why are we so bad at software engineering?
by rumanator on Saturday February 15, 2020 @03:35AM
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> For better and worse. Most older building materials do not pass current building codes¹,
That's primarily because they had to comply with the requirements of that time instead of requirements created in the future.
Nevertheless, rigorous compliance is not the point. The point is that the whole industry is focused on standardization, complying with specs, and use only tried and true technologies and techniques. That's not what the software development industry is about.
Re:Why are we so bad at software engineering?
by labawi on Saturday February 15, 2020 @05:11PM
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> use only tried and true technologies and techniques.
I was merely pointing out it has significant and serious downsides as well (which may be overwhelmed by the upsides).
If we were to apply similar principles to software development, it would have benefits and also downsides, both of which should be considered.
For better and worse. Most older building materials do not pass current building codes¹, even though many of them are perfectly safe and robust, while being way more ecological. Usually more labor intensive yet often still cheaper.
¹ depending on region