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> it is impossible to write code spelling out what actions to take in all contingencies It sounds like two economists are struggling with the concept of softwa
by dqpb 5y ago
> it is impossible to write code spelling out what actions to take in all contingencies
It sounds like two economists are struggling with the concept of software and systems engineering.
- pavlov 5y agoIt sounds like economists are much more realistic about the feasibility of bug-free immutable software.
- dqpb 5y agoIf their argument was about the insanity of no-one doing model checking, I'd be on board. But that's not their argument.
- cblconfederate 5y agoit's not fair to say that all economic transactions are going to have unaccounted contingencies. There are plenty of transactions which are just dead-simple, and when automated they don't need a middleman