> I'm surprised immutable systems aren't more popular. They once were, before the internet made software updates "easy". There was a time when software was re

> I'm surprised immutable systems aren't more popular. They once were, before the internet made software updates "easy". There was a time when software was released (and often embedded without any option for upgrade/modification). But immutable (mostly correct and reliable) software is more expensive and takes longer to develop, so it is out of fashion. Instead we now push out alpha quality MVPs and depend on updates to resolve known and unknown unaddressed issues as well as promised by not delivered features. To be a little fair to developers, the user expectations these days are 10x or more greater than they were pre-internet-update days. After all, we now carry "supercomputer" devices in our pockets which also make phone calls, and we expect features and integrations which previously were not even imagined. Even cars are now becoming update dependent for features and bug fixes. This is approaching a breaking point, I think. It will likely happen; there will be regulation and/or revolt; there will be a return to write-once approaches.