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Let's put it a way a programmer would understand. Regulation is like generalization. Not enough of it is bad. Too much of it is also bad. What is the problem w
by Lendal 16y ago
Let's put it a way a programmer would understand. Regulation is like generalization. Not enough of it is bad. Too much of it is also bad.
What is the problem we're having that's in need of fixing? If you can't answer that question with concrete examples of problems we are having right now, that would be fixed by adding expensive lawyers and regulators, then it is an imaginary problem. Regulation is not necessary. Regulation costs money. Do we have an overabundance of money right now to fix imagined problems that nobody can explain? I sure don't.
- frobozz 16y agoWhen faced with a prompt: "Input a number from 1 to 5", a tester asks "What if I put in 6?". One possible answer might be: "The program crashes." In this situation, there is no problem with the program right now, only at some hypothetical point in the future when someone actually enters an invalid value.
- RockyMcNuts 16y agoregulation is like optimization ... can be the root of all evil if done prematurely... or necessary to do useful work. (I would add - the problem that exists right now is companies like Comcast want to start taxing companies like Netflix and Google)