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swiftcoder • yesterday at 2:32 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> I guess the same can be said about plumbing and HVAC installations.

I feel like both of those have fewer paths to a successful end-product, and minor issues in the final product are way more visible to the users thereof.

We tend to have a pretty high tolerance for minor software "quirks", unlike if the hot water system or the drains start acting up...


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LeafItAlone • yesterday at 10:02 PM

I’m confused.

Is your point that programmers are generally worse than plumbers and HVAC installers? People except software to be trash and barely usable, but have higher expectations for plumbing and HVAC?