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We shouldn't let people get used to the idea that software fails (rakhim.org)
2 points by tempodox on July 13, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


I've always assumed this will get better with time naturally. There is actually quite a decent expectation on business tools. If GitHub, Jira or our Wifi goes down our whole company knows about it right away and is often crippled by it. That being said, it doesn't happen that often. I grew up having more "snow days" on a regular basis than "all of our tech is down" days today. If anything I find it's more frustrating that software keeps changing on me when I don't expect it. I have old, solid appliances at home and I never expect my fridge or dishwasher will suddenly work differently than it did yesterday. For me, the constant evolution of software gets in my way more than simply bad quality.




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