Yhn ScienceBiology first seen 5 d ago, last 21 min ago, peak #1
Software may be getting worse, but it used to be horrible
A new essay argues that while complaints about modern software quality are common, software of past decades was far buggier and less reliable. The piece revisits historical software failures to put today's frustrations in perspective, suggesting nostalgia distorts how people remember earlier technology.
Why now: Ongoing debate about declining software quality has made retrospectives on past software failures a popular talking point.
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- Software may be getting worse, but it used to be horrible · jakevoytko · 346
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