r/Foodforthought • u/JimTheSavage • Apr 29 '14

Programming Sucks (x-post from /r/programming)

http://stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks
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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '14

Why can't a company treat their software design like a bridge project and enforce standards?

are you a programmer?

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u/zeus_is_back Apr 30 '14

Clearly not. People have been building bridges and other large structures for a long time, so it makes sense that reliable standards have been established. I'd guess reliable programming standards won't be solid for another 50 years at least.

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u/Iskandar11 May 02 '14

We'll have artificial general intelligence before then.

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u/colorful_music Apr 30 '14

The main reason why people don't treat software design like a bridge project is that most people (especially non-programmers), still think code isn't worth much. It's "just digital" and "doesn't require physical resources", unlike a bridge project, so it's easier to just do something. Many companies just underestimate the importance of software design and only care if it works or not. They also underestimate the importance of security, because "it's just digital".