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I look at code as biology. It competes in its environment. As it becomes more complex it can fight off all competitors. Code grows toward irreplaceability. Tha

I look at code as biology. It competes in its environment. As it becomes more complex it can fight off all competitors. Code grows toward irreplaceability. That's why we are surrounded by code that is hard/impossible to replace. We shouldn't be surprised if code feels like Kudzu after it has been around for 10+ years.

rumcajz 11y ago
Interesting that nobody have brought up the topic of computer viruses yet. People tend to grasp the evolutionary parallel better with parasitic software than with symbiotic one.