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by jpnelson 2748 days ago
That's an interesting perspective. I think you're right that we don't have "correct" and standard answers because we don't assume total competency, but I think we don't assume total competency because software development (both the requirements and the practices) change fairly rapidly. I wouldn't be surprised if in 100 years, we're still trying to figure out standards, if the pace keeps up.
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Two things about programming:

1. Nobody really knows how to do it.

2. If you have a system for doing it, you're doing the computer's job.

(Sadly I cannot find the source of this quote.)

Here, maybe? That's all I could find. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1901693