[bumby]

>It would be crazy if in an auto factory people were measuring to make sure every angle is correct

To someone who used to automate assembly plants, sounds to me as a rationalization of someone who has never worked in manufacturing. Quality people rightly obsess over whether or not the machine is making “every angle” correct. Imagine trying to make a car where parts don’t fit together well. Software tends to have even more interfaces, and more failure modes.

I’ve also worked in software quality and people are great at rationalizing reasons for not doing the hard stuff, especially if that means confronting an undesired aspect of their identity (like maybe they aren’t as great of a programmer as they envision). We should strive to build processes that protect us from our own shortcomings.

[AlexandrB]

> Imagine trying to make a car where parts don’t fit together well.

Don't have to imagine, just walk over to your local Tesla dealership.