On: Why is there so much useless and unreliable software?

[rep_movsd]

Unlike most fields, anyone with a computer can program

Ivory tower academics will keep insisting that there are ways to make foolproof software.

If it were so, they could do that and make millions and trillions.

Software is not a science, its a craft, it depends on the outside world, not some cute lab demos

[JohnFen → rep_movsd]

> If it were so, they could do that and make millions and trillions.

Not disagreeing with your fundamental point, but it's also true that most people don't value making huge piles of money as much as other goals.

[lofibeatsatwork → rep_movsd]

Anyone with a education can write. Almost everything that is written is crap. There's no literature genius saying that normal people should not write or even should write with a rulebook aside.