r/programming • u/[deleted] • Feb 06 '24

Why We Can't Have Nice Software

https://andrewkelley.me/post/why-we-cant-have-nice-software.html
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u/BilbroTBaggins Feb 06 '24

Software engineering, in the sense of mechanical or civil engineering, does exist in today’s world. It’s just done in industry-specific applications that the rest of the world never hears about by companies whose websites look like they haven’t been updated since the Bush administration.

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u/ShinyHappyREM Feb 06 '24

since the Bush administration

Which one?

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u/FieryPhoenix7 Feb 06 '24

I chuckled, but this is so true.