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← Software is not uniquely unpredictable; other engineering disciplines are hit by the same surprises and overruns.

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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Software is not uniquely unpredictable; other engineering disciplines are hit by the same surprises and overruns. Software is not uniquelyunpredictable; other engineeringdisciplines are hit by the samesurprises and overruns. HW Hillel Wayne — holds since 2021-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Almost nothing programmers believe is unique to software is actually unique to software. — tap to centre the map on it Almost nothing programmersbelieve is unique to softwareis actually unique tosoftware. HW Hillel Wayne — holds since 2021-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Software is not less rigorous than traditional engineering; its record-keeping and automated verification are better than most of that field's. — tap to centre the map on it Software is not less rigorousthan traditional engineering;its record-keeping andautomated verification are… HW Hillel Wayne — holds since 2021-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Much of the wisdom programmers pass on to each other is nonsense that nobody ever tested, and refusing to be dogmatic about untested practice is what marks out a good engineer. — tap to centre the map on it Much of the wisdom programmerspass on to each other isnonsense that nobody evertested, and refusing to be… CM Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it AI's business results arelagging because organisationshave a low tolerance fornon-determinism, not because… SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. — tap to centre the map on it Software engineers behave asthough the world exists in therepository, and it does not:the world is production. CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The software industry is massively underperforming its hardware, by factors of ten to a hundred, and people refuse to believe the numbers when you say them. — tap to centre the map on it The software industry ismassively underperforming itshardware, by factors of ten toa hundred, and people refuse… CM Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Predicting that AI would write 90% of the code was never a prediction that we would need 90% fewer software engineers. — tap to centre the map on it Predicting that AI would write90% of the code was never aprediction that we would need90% fewer software engineers. DA Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Engineers are sceptical of formal methods because they were burned by CASE and UML, sold as miracle solutions and imposed on them regardless of fit. — tap to centre the map on it Engineers are sceptical offormal methods because theywere burned by CASE and UML,sold as miracle solutions and… HW Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Software is not uniquely unpredictable; other engineering disciplines are hit by the same surprises and overruns. Holds Hillel Wayne Read this korrent →