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Aug 25, 2026
mike_acton
Jun 21, 2024
The biggest flaw in most systems’ designs is the belief that it’s possible to design a system free of flaws.
Sep 20, 2024
@mike_acton wow this is a personal attack, thank you for bringing light to this.
Jun 22, 2024
@mike_acton RIP all cancer patients.
Jun 22, 2024
@mike_acton Sophistry is a primary activity of many "Software Engineers".
Jun 22, 2024
@mike_acton Is it possible this system design flaw is an extension of
Jun 22, 2024
@mike_acton best talk
Jun 22, 2024
@mike_acton Finns have a nice saying: "perse edellä puuhun".
Jun 22, 2024
@mike_acton Move fast and break things 😎👍
Jun 22, 2024
@mike_acton free of flaws, modular & can fit everyone and every use case!
Jun 22, 2024
@mike_acton The happy path is just a special case of error
Jun 22, 2024
@mike_acton sounds like a variant of perfectionism
Jun 22, 2024
@mike_acton If you apply this tweet to itself, an interesting thing happens!
Jun 22, 2024
@mike_acton Ah, sounds like to many conditionals and too much nesting - both insufficient ;-)
Jun 21, 2024
@mike_acton What is an example for this? Asking because taking this advice literally would lead to not protecting from anything until it causes a system failure, which sounds as irrational
Jun 21, 2024
@mike_acton I'd love to hear some war stories inspiring this tweet
Jun 21, 2024
@mike_acton Most people misunderstand how to protect a system:
Jun 21, 2024
@mike_acton One thing you should remind yourself if you want progress.
Jun 21, 2024
@mike_acton Most of them choose to use the internet, which is full of flaws!
Jun 21, 2024
@mike_acton This feels familiar… I often mess things up when I think too much ahead instead of just making a beeline for solving the problem.

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