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Re:Fear of over-engineering has killed engineering altogether by ethbr1 on Friday July 26, 2024 @12:57PM (#41080193)
The phrasing I once heard (source sadly lost to my memory)

"If the physical properties of concrete changed every 6 months, then structural engineering practices would look very different."

But that's the world most software is developed and lives in.

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Re:Fear of over-engineering has killed engineering altogether by kabdib on Friday July 26, 2024 @01:05PM (#41080259)
"This avionics firmware is absolutely terrible."

"Well, last week it was driving a bus."

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Re:Fear of over-engineering has killed engineering altogether by erik_seaberg on Friday July 26, 2024 @01:30PM (#41080476)
I'm reminded of a build break in Google web search because of a dependency on the self-driving car project. And that's how Bazel rules were given visibility lists.
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