“If builders built houses the way programmers built programs, the first woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization.”
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I really hate this one. It assumes that all software should be robust as a house. When actually, sometimes you need it to be as robust as, say, the doghouse. Or the bike shed.
Yeah, you should definitely not put in more work than you need to get the job done.
However, when I see misbehaving software labeled “enterprise” from vendors who charge a lot and promise a lot I start to think these things.
I can only agree to that.
Incidentally, would you care to name & shame? :-)
Nah, no names. I’d rather make a list of good software.
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