Note on Imaginary Problems Are the Root of Bad Software via George Hosu

I propose that there is one problem chief among them, an impetus for bad software from which almost all others take root: imaginary problems.

Most complicated or broken software is not designed to be overly complex or dysfunctional. It’s just designed to do something other than its intended purpose.

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George Hosu

Imaginary Problems Are the Root of Bad Software

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This is stronger than premature optimization - it’s orthogonal optimization.