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Let he who is without sin cast the first stone…

• girvo 9mo ago
  If there were real consequences, we wouldn't be forced to churn out buggy nonsense by our employers. So we'd be able to take the time to do the right thing. Bug free software is possible, the world just says its not worth it today.
  • ls612 9mo ago
    >Bug free software is possible, ... Mr. Turing and his halting problem would like to politely disagree with this assertion.
    • ted_dunning 9mo ago
      You misread the comment and DR Turing's paper. Getting all possible software correct is impossible, clearly. Getting all the software you release is more possible because you can choose not to release the software that it is too hard to prove correct. Not that the suggestion is practical or likely, but your assertion that it is impossible is incorrect.
      • ls612 9mo ago
        If you want to be pedantic I’m pretty sure every single general purpose OS (and thus also the programs running under it) falls into the category of not provably correct so it’s a distinction without a difference in real life.