Comment Re:why does programming stinks today, an opinion (Score 1) 585
Did this article mention that common practice is to try completing a software project in too short a timeframe?
That's a prime reason why so many things, programming included, "suck".
Your statement that programming is like stamping an auto manufacturer logo on the grill has an unfortunate parallel. For some time now, thanks to its integration into so many fields, software can indirectly harm people about as well as an automobile can. (See recent article re: fatal rad overdose at the hospital.) How many software patches or automotive recalls happen after the test-case-gone-wrong occurs as part of "normal use" on a live subject?
Perfection is not attainable, but "good enough" ought to be.
That's a prime reason why so many things, programming included, "suck".
Your statement that programming is like stamping an auto manufacturer logo on the grill has an unfortunate parallel. For some time now, thanks to its integration into so many fields, software can indirectly harm people about as well as an automobile can. (See recent article re: fatal rad overdose at the hospital.) How many software patches or automotive recalls happen after the test-case-gone-wrong occurs as part of "normal use" on a live subject?
Perfection is not attainable, but "good enough" ought to be.
