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[–] polyphomous [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Thanks for the link. Pretty scary - "A recent federal review found that the U.S. Secret Service uses a mainframe computer system from the 1980s. That system apparently works only 60 percent of the time."
Nice scaremongering article.
It's not that software sucks. It's a giant mix of different software developers that produced a giant mix of different results, but is mostly the result of money influence. Want cheap software? Outsource to poor countries and live with the (mostly, but not all) poor results. Pressure your programmers with insane deadlines? Live with the unfixed bugs that results in.
This can be said for any industry. The lowest priced contractor doesn't always give the highest quality product.
[–] bassblu 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I find it very interesting how these arguments can be made for a lot of other infrastructure. Of course, that other infrastructure relies on software too. eep.