[mmsc]

Unmaintained code is a security issue in of itself, so this is of course a net benefit.

[xbar]

This can be accurately generalized: code is a security issue in and of itself.

[brookst]

That’s reductionism, not generalization.

Generalizations that lose accuracy are not valid. “Ice cream is sweet, and candy is sweet, so food is sweet” is reductive.

[mey]

Now if only I could get the product team to fully understand that implication.

[catlifeonmars]

This can be generalized: in and of itself.