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Re:Etcd, or, why modern software makes me sad by sriku on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @05:09AM (#23842851)
> " that somehow found their ways in software engineering, out of possibly good intentions"

It seems that systems and principles invented for some specific situations get rapidly entrenched as "best practice" due to the wild success of their root corporations. That's twisted much like fashion - "that dress looks great on that model, maybe if I wear that dress, I would look good too".

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Re:Etcd, or, why modern software makes me sad by solidasparagus on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:13AM (#23844070)
There's some truth in that, but there's more to it. Successful tech companies build good tech that is often worth adopting:

- the companies' successes are often predicated on strong ability to develop technologies

- good (well-maintained) technology requires resources and the successful tech companies have those resources.

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Re:Etcd, or, why modern software makes me sad by sriku on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @12:27PM (#23847543)
Valid. The "fashion" point was more about P(adoption worthy tech | successful originator) != P(successful originator | adoption worthy tech)
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