Re:Ask HN: Why is software quality always decreasing?
by mbesto on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:45PM
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> 1) old, 2) large, and 3) supported by many people.
Software entropy implies that software that doesn't change will always suffer entropy if the environment changes. In a vacuum, we would never need to change software once it was "feature complete". But that's not how the world works. Environments change and so that inevitably means software will corrode.
Candidly, I think you're just looking at the world through rose tinted glasses.
Software entropy implies that software that doesn't change will always suffer entropy if the environment changes. In a vacuum, we would never need to change software once it was "feature complete". But that's not how the world works. Environments change and so that inevitably means software will corrode.
Candidly, I think you're just looking at the world through rose tinted glasses.