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This is one of my favorite reads on HN to date. I hope more people see it. It's funny how, even as a "nerd," I often think about if we are doing the wrong thing
by FL410 2y ago
This is one of my favorite reads on HN to date. I hope more people see it. It's funny how, even as a "nerd," I often think about if we are doing the wrong thing by taking the nerdy approach to problems that could be solved more simply. It feels like we often choose the most complex or nerdiest approach to prove to ourselves and others that we can and not whether we should - which isn't to say that we shouldn't ever - just that some problems deserve the simple solution.
- Terr_ 2y agoAt least in my education, the Therac-25 incidents [0] featured pretty prominently as an example of software overconfidence. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25
- pabs3 2y agoThe author has been talking about the downsides of outsourcing for a very long time, their earlier posts are interesting too.