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> Why this isn't applied to software engineering is a whole nother story, but i think it probably should. Because bits don‘t rot and while you need to build a
by fzeindl 3y ago
> Why this isn't applied to software engineering is a whole nother story, but i think it probably should.
Because bits don‘t rot and while you need to build a new bridge now and then which will include your learnings from the old one, you never have to replace software because it can be copied ad infinitum.
- whyever 3y agoMetaphorically speaking, bits do rot, this is an expression for software stopping to work as the environment changes over time: http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/bit-rot.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/bit-rot.html