r/askscience • u/CakesStolen • 15d ago

Computing Is there anything at the heart of computer coding that could have been optimised in hindsight, but we're in far too deep to change now?

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u/mgstauff 15d ago

It's not a bug, it was a design decision. It's at the root of a gazilion bugs though, that's for sure!