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>More automation -> more code -> more things to go wrong More people -> more entropy -> much more things to go wrong

• wongarsu 4y ago
  One person might be inattentive or drunk, but it's less likely that two people are. So you institue a two-person rule. And if that's not good enough, add a third person to double-check. Maybe a supervisor to observe the people doing all of the above, to catch any mistakes or negligent behavior. Also have them write down the steps they have taken, and have somebody else read through that to verify. Just keep adding people until you are satisfied with your odds (and hope you are not making it worse through second-order effects)
  • nix23 4y ago
    So two people are more reliable as a automated system you wanna say? That's totally wrong....
    • reaperducer 4y ago
      Sounds like you've never experienced a catastrophic failure due to an automation that didn't work right. I did last year, and my company is in the process of de-automating certain processes that can endanger that company if they go wrong. There are many things in tech that are too important to automate. I'd even posit that the more experience you have in tech, the more you've seen how things go wrong, and the more you realize that automation is a tool for humans to use, not a replacement for humans doing a task.
      • nix23 4y ago
        >Sounds like you've never experienced a catastrophic failure due to an automation that didn't work right. Much much much more due to human error......but hey maybe you are the worst programmer ever..but even then i would say your programs are more reliable then a human.