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0 pointsBoredPositron5mo ago0 comments

move fast and break things was always a software mantra.

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And it only works for things that no one truly needs. If Facebook disappeared tomorrow, we’d all be better off. If the software that runs the electrical grid disappeared, it’s a different story.

okanat5mo ago

There is a reason we still run COBOL systems, and it is nothing but the opposite of that mantra.

Move fast and break things has only been a VC-backed company thing.

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adriand5mo ago

And it only works for things that no one truly needs. If Facebook disappeared tomorrow, we’d all be better off. If the software that runs the electrical grid disappeared, it’s a different story.

okanat5mo ago

There is a reason we still run COBOL systems, and it is nothing but the opposite of that mantra.

Move fast and break things has only been a VC-backed company thing.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse