Waldo Jaquith on Nostr: Long-term goal: retake the phrase “good enough for government work” as a ...
Long-term goal: retake the phrase “good enough for government work” as a shorthand for the rigorous standards that government agencies [rarely, but increasingly often] impose on custom software projects' quality.
As in, "sure, your code is good, but is it good enough for government work?”
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