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0 pointssublinear6mo ago0 comments

Yes, but the "exquisite precision" comes from the deterministic parts of physics.

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baq6mo ago

Nah. The only thing we can establish precisely at the lowest levels is probability. We can and do engineer systems to maximize probabilities of desired outcomes and minimize probabilities of undesirable ones.

Frankly I don’t understand how software engineers (not coders mind you) can have issues with non deterministic tools while browsing the web on a network which can stop working anytime for any reason.

lbreakjai6mo ago

Because the failure modes are deterministic. An API can be down, which you can easily plan for, but if it's up and returning a 200, you can reasonably expect it to return what it's supposed to.

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baq6mo ago

lbreakjai6mo ago

Because the failure modes are deterministic. An API can be down, which you can easily plan for, but if it's up and returning a 200, you can reasonably expect it to return what it's supposed to.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse