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Re:Everyone is still terrible at creating software at scale by rorykoehler on Saturday April 10, 2021 @07:38AM (#26760747)
It’s an interesting mental model but I would put forward that it should be the best possible world we are currently capable of creating. Due to our own biological shortcomings I don’t think we’ll ever reach the best possible outcome in anything.
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Re:Everyone is still terrible at creating software at scale by ukj on Saturday April 10, 2021 @08:17AM (#26760944)
Then why do you call it a "possible" outcome?
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Re:Everyone is still terrible at creating software at scale by rorykoehler on Saturday April 10, 2021 @08:51AM (#26761110)
It’s possible but infinitely unlikely
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Re:Everyone is still terrible at creating software at scale by ukj on Saturday April 10, 2021 @08:55AM (#26761133)
1 in infinity likelihood is 0.
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Re:Everyone is still terrible at creating software at scale by rorykoehler on Saturday April 10, 2021 @09:04AM (#26761192)
I disagree. So does quantum theory
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