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Needing to ship updates frequently is the root of the problem, in my mind. If people would just build something they could stand behind, and not rely on any env

• brandur 10y ago
  Yeah, I think there's some truth to this. When I look at games in particular, I'm amazed that you can have AAA titles that get hotfixes for bad bugs on pretty much the day they're released. This is made possible by sophisticated content distribution networks like Playstation's. Twenty years ago your pressed a master disk, crossed your fingers, and tossed it to the wolves. If there was ever a serious problem discovered after release, it would be a huge hit to your bottom line to ever have to try and recall everything that went out. Testing must have been much more comprehensive before to make the old system workable.