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The world is far more Mr. Bean than James Bond.
by jasonwatkinspdx 7y ago
The world is far more Mr. Bean than James Bond.
- ChrisCinelli 7y agoI think a James Bond in the past may end up becoming a Mr Bean in the future if we are not careful. I am not naive, there are problems in big organizations. To keep the movies methaphor, the biggest fears I have come from movie like Star Wars in which the empire turns to the dark side. I have no idea what systems are in place to prevent things like this to happen. I hope they are VERY good. My experience as software engineer teaches me that as things become more and more complex in a system the risk of a bug increase. And opacity is a double edge sword. Even if you have a buggy system, you do not say "Let get rid of it" without talking about the alternatives. Other thing to consider is: "full rewrites are generally a bad idea". I would like to open this to constructive suggestions but I am afraid that without an inside view we are just shouting the breeze.
- Forgivenessizer 7y agoThe NSA hires neither, but mathematicians, programmers, electronics engineers. But the secret lives of computers are more dramatic than any movie!
- maqp 7y agoMad guy speeds across London streets with a highly customized vehicle. Also, tanks. I see no difference.