[Terr_]

I think every programmer knows that businesses love to take technical shortcuts and are willing to "leak" quality if it gets them an economic product (or profit) more quickly...

In a way, Eventual Consistency is just a way of making that work for you rather than trying to fight the tide. Just limit your exposure at the system-boundaries.

[pekk]

Are they wrong to do this?

[Terr_]

"Hey look buddy, I'm an Engineer. That means I solve problems. Not problems like 'was that moral?', because that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy. I solve practical problems."

But seriously: Not necessarily, but it's quite possible to "morally" shoot yourself in the foot.