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Let's compare to building (this is in the UK, but I think most countries have similar rules). If someone asks you to build a house, you need to make a plan, an
by CJefferson 2y ago
Let's compare to building (this is in the UK, but I think most countries have similar rules).
If someone asks you to build a house, you need to make a plan, and get it signed off. There are lots of rules on what you can, and can't do.
If you build a house without cement, by just piling bricks up, you will get fined and be told to take it down and build it again. If that house you badly built falls down and kills someone, you go to jail.
- rikroots 2y agoIn theory. We're still waiting to see if anyone will be prosecuted for the Grenfell Tower fire ... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6pp46z93k6o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6pp46z93k6o On the software front - there may finally be some progress on prosecuting the people responsible for the Horizon system, whose faults directly led to the Post Office scandal? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgr19lwgv0o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgr19lwgv0o
- CJefferson 2y agoYou are right that there are terrible issues in building (Grenfell being an obvious, terrible example). But I'd say, in general, building is in a much better state. There are fairly standard rules, which are mostly followed, and most building stay standing, year after year, without the need for constant maintence. On the other hand, software is still really pre-fire of london (at best) in terms of quality and standards.