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Most of free software (incl the BSD stuff) was like that. The bazaar was an attempt to characterise the new linux style way of doing it.
by fulafel 7mo ago
Most of free software (incl the BSD stuff) was like that. The bazaar was an attempt to characterise the new linux style way of doing it.
- TeMPOraL 7mo agoMakes me realize that "Worse is Better" was, in today's terms, apologism for vibe-coding.
- fulafel 7mo agoMapped to modern concepts I'd say it was about iterating from a MVP. "Gabriel argued that early Unix and C, developed by Bell Labs, are examples of the worse-is-better design approach." Whereas vibe-coding is not reviewing what code goes in, just judging it by whether it seems to work or not. I guess a common factor would be willingness to compromise on soundness.