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by krona 1151 days ago
Software is driven entirely by utility value, not production value.

I don't care whether the app was written on stone tablets in hand-rolled assembly, or by an AI, so long as the plane lands safely.

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the value of the plane landing safely comes from two things. (1) that it is actually capable of landing correctly, and (2) that we have reason to expect that #1 is true before we get on. #2 comes from rigor in the production process.