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> don't care how computers can be more useful for them My guess is that the OP doesn't see this as a computer being more useful for them, but instead sees it a
by Kamq 3y ago
> don't care how computers can be more useful for them
My guess is that the OP doesn't see this as a computer being more useful for them, but instead sees it as being less useful as it requires more work to get the same result.
And if you're in a domain where crashes aren't necessarily a problem, or where security isn't a top priority (non-public facing tools often fall into this category), correctness (in the general case) and safety don't automatically map to utility.
- estebank 3y ago> a domain where crashes aren't necessarily a problem So an application that doesn't deal with user data? Those are rare, but do exist. > where security isn't a top priority (non-public facing tools often fall into this category) So nothing accessibly remotely, no connecting to a server for influencing its behavior, no auto-update, no cross-user collaboration. I sometimes hear "this doesn't need safety, it's just a multiplayer game" and don't know how to answer in a constructive way. Even an application like grep can be exploited if an (hypothetical) unmitigated coding mistake exists and it reads a specially crafted file that somehow ended innocuously on your filesystem. The threat model is much bigger than you're giving it credit.