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Perfect example of "The Purpose Of A System Is What It Does."[1] 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does https://en.wikipedia.
by ryandrake 3mo ago
Perfect example of "The Purpose Of A System Is What It Does."[1]
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha...
- bigstrat2003 3mo agoThat saying is bullshit. The purpose of a system is, by definition, what it is intended to do, not what it does. You can judge efficacy by the results, but not the purpose.
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- inigyou 3mo agoNo, the entire purpose of the POSIWID principle is to refute what you just said. Do read the wikipedia page linked above. You called it out yourself when you said "by definition" - there is definition, and then there is reality, and they need not align.