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Using the engine analogy, a plane is a better example than a car. Especially as the mental picture of not surviving a crash is more vivid. Would you rather fl

by koolba 3y ago

Using the engine analogy, a plane is a better example than a car. Especially as the mental picture of not surviving a crash is more vivid. Would you rather fly on a plane that has been used daily for the same flight for the past 10 years? Or fly on a plane that’s either never flown, just got out of the shop, or hasn’t been flown in years?

orwin 3y ago
If _nothing_ has ever been changed on the plane, I'll take the new one, thank you. I don't know how it lasted that long, but I won't take any chances.
- mathgeek 3y ago
  Refactoring is analogous to changing the composition of the plane, rather than repairing newly broken parts with identical ones.
- Gibbon1 3y ago
  I'll fly on the 20 year old 737-700 and you can fly on the spanking new 737-MAX.
marcosdumay 3y ago
Oh, planes are a great analogy. If you insist on flying them without changing anything, you can even face some criminal charges. But you also can't go and redesign the entire thing.