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Yes, but the "exquisite precision" comes from the deterministic parts of physics.
by sublinear 1y ago
Yes, but the "exquisite precision" comes from the deterministic parts of physics.
- baq 1y agoNah. The only thing we can establish precisely at the lowest levels is probability. We can and do engineer systems to maximize probabilities of desired outcomes and minimize probabilities of undesirable ones. Frankly I don’t understand how software engineers (not coders mind you) can have issues with non deterministic tools while browsing the web on a network which can stop working anytime for any reason.
- lbreakjai 1y agoBecause the failure modes are deterministic. An API can be down, which you can easily plan for, but if it's up and returning a 200, you can reasonably expect it to return what it's supposed to.