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Yeah, as I note elsewhere in this thread, the OpenSSL "Heartbleed" saga should've taught some lessons, but alas, it's "classic" human nature to repeat our mista
by kashyapc 3y ago
Yeah, as I note elsewhere in this thread, the OpenSSL "Heartbleed" saga should've taught some lessons, but alas, it's "classic" human nature to repeat our mistakes.
- mistrial9 3y agono - funding is going to places where profit is returned on investment, NOT to the tedious and long-term work that all of this sits on. It is not "human nature" because tedious, high-skill maintenance is done by humans, which built the infrastructure and continue to be crucial. There is no accountability and in fact high-five and star shots for those taking piles of money and placing it on more piles of money, instead of doing what appears to be obvious to almost everyone on this thread -- paying long-term engineers.
- kashyapc 3y agoNo counter-argument; fully agree. FWIW, that's what I was referring to when I said, "fat companies" (and executives) glossing over the important tedious here[1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39905802 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39905802