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Yeah... also >> Software does not decay. The term 'bitrot' exists for a reason. Most software doesn't exist in isolation, the things it interfaces to directl
by fivelessminutes 5y ago
Yeah... also
>> Software does not decay.
The term 'bitrot' exists for a reason. Most software doesn't exist in isolation, the things it interfaces to directly (eg, libs, the OS, bits in cpu words) or remotely (crypto certs, algs, protocols) will change over time and break it. Even if it truly was not broken before.
- colordrops 5y agoI think the author would say that it's "not working" rather than "failing", but I would also say that this is a pedantic distinction. One could also arbitrarily say hardware never truly fails, e.g. if you account for MTBF as part of the design.