> A bridge that only needs to last for one year is designed very differently than a bridge intended to be used for twenty years. Yes, but in software, the usua

> A bridge that only needs to last for one year is designed very differently than a bridge intended to be used for twenty years. Yes, but in software, the usual case ends up that the 1 year bridge actually has to become an interstellar spaceship and has to last basically forever. This happens in other disciplines as well but I have not seen it as extreme as many software projects I saw.