Most of the arguments are BS, but so far I found the following the stupidiest thing I've ever heard about this topic: > When our finally product is built, it r

Most of the arguments are BS, but so far I found the following the stupidiest thing I've ever heard about this topic: > When our finally product is built, it requires no manufacturing. It is merely a string of bytes. Theoretically, a monkey sitting at the keyboard might accidentally of typed the same string. The product we build cannot be touched or held. It will be worthless in just a few years. A phone can be touched and held and yet it's also worthless in a few years. More worthless than f.ex. fly by wire software which will still work on aircrafts in those few years. Or ECU. Or gearboxes. Or microwaves. Most applications of various device firmware and machine operations software is legacy and guess what - it works. And contrary to material and moving parts, which must be replaced even if they work flawlessly, software can theoretically outlive it without any updates because it doesn't wear out. Also, applying the infinite monkey theorem won't get you anywhere, ever.