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Simulation Theory, Observability, and Modern Software Practices

Honeycomb

The real vs. simulated systems In Baudrillard’s terms, the authentic experiences and the real have been replaced by symbols and signs ( logs , metrics , traces ). In software development, the real can be seen as the initial design and requirement specifications—the ideal system as imagined by its creators.

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Grown-Up Lean

LeanEssays

I then make a sustained argument from the Linux experience for the proposition that “Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow”, suggest productive analogies with other self-correcting systems of selfish agents, and conclude with some exploration of the implications of this insight for the future of software.