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Re:Tradition is Smarter (2018) by friedman23 on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:20PM (#32975672)
> in software, I would rather tear it down and find out what it was there for.

if you don't have regression testing there's a chance you don't find out until something disastrous happens

Re:Tradition is Smarter (2018) by 8note on Sunday September 25, 2022 @07:18PM (#32977471)
There's a reason it's called a scream test.

You take out the fence, then watch closely for the disaster. Likely the fence was unnecessary because most fences are built to accomodate for somebody's personal tastes and aesthetics