> Non-programmers don’t care about the aesthetics of software in the same way non-plumbers don’t care about the aesthetics of plumbing At least you can witness

> Non-programmers don’t care about the aesthetics of software in the same way non-plumbers don’t care about the aesthetics of plumbing At least you can witness how non-programmers put up with the most absurd and downright horrible software shenanigans on a daily basis as long as the thing somehow helps them, or rather does not completely hinder them, in getting something done. And it is remarkable how quick some of them can pick up on it and how high their levels of tolerance really are. If anything, this really shows and explains why so many absolutely abysmal "solutions" and "quick hacks" can very well keep on running forever, so to speak, until the day it comes to a screeching halt and some poor, completely unsuspecting fella is called in to "have a quick look at it".