Bruce Elrick on Nostr: This brings to mind the section of the 1982 Adm. Grace Hopper lecture (then Capt.) ...
This brings to mind the section of the 1982 Adm. Grace Hopper lecture (then Capt.) about a mathematical treatment of analyzing code change propagation.
Starts here:
https://youtu.be/AW7ZHpKuqZg?t=938
and in particular here
https://youtu.be/AW7ZHpKuqZg?t=1072
where she talks about the system never stabilizing.
Of course the answer is to lock down the inter-module interfaces and subject them to a more rigorous change management. Hard to do with wild-west libraries.
Starts here:
https://youtu.be/AW7ZHpKuqZg?t=938
and in particular here
https://youtu.be/AW7ZHpKuqZg?t=1072
where she talks about the system never stabilizing.
Of course the answer is to lock down the inter-module interfaces and subject them to a more rigorous change management. Hard to do with wild-west libraries.