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How far we've come that incompetent only means "enforces strange password rules" while still putting out a large, complex (and functional!) system instead of, w
by RobotCaleb 12y ago
How far we've come that incompetent only means "enforces strange password rules" while still putting out a large, complex (and functional!) system instead of, well, incompetent.
- brokentone 12y agoPassword rules is one place that is relatively visible that shows business rules and tech limitations in play. If the system shows a misunderstanding of security or makes it clear that shortcuts were taken, then what is to make you think the same didn't occur on a deeper and more important level (databases, security, etc).
- dredmorbius 12y agoDefinitions of competence vary with time and circumstance. The formerly competent may become the currently incompetent, with no change in skillsets or capabilities.