Dave62 (9/25/2013)
I wrote my first program on punch cards in the late 1970's.
Really? That's unusual. I never wrote on punch cards or on paper tape, I used to punch holes in them instead or, sometimes, have someone else do that for me after I had written some program on paper. 😀
(Sorry, couldn't resist that)
I don't think the view that our programs will have bugs or may not work entirely as intended is too gloomy. I don't think that's an excuse to be lazy either. I just think it shows the maturity that's required to realize we're not perfect.
It's delusional to arrogantly deploy a solution and then walk away thinking it's perfect and will never need to be touched again. :crazy:
As soon as we have perfect humans we can then start expecting perfect programs. It may be a long wait... :hehe:
All that makes perfect sense. Well said.
Tom