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Why We Can't Have Nice Software (hachyderm.io)
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Why We Can't Have Nice Software

https://andrewkelley.me/post/why-we-cant-have-nice-software.html

From Andrew R. Kelley, he's the author of the Zig language

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[–] sxan@midwest.social 35 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You're cheating. The answer is always capitalism.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Not always! Sometimes it's eg. cognitive biases

[–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Now now... Oftentimes it's Ronald Reagan as well....

[–] sxan@midwest.social 5 points 9 months ago

Shit, you're right. Good catch.

Although, Reagan was, ultimately, a tool of Capitalism, so it still works.