On: A common trap for people entering programming jobs

[pjmlp]

I guess authorities need to be notified of its location and close it down, since is operating illegally.

That is my point of view, and applies to how I would like to see software development for anything, including ToDo apps.

So you see, we aren't going to agree.

[ch4s3 → pjmlp]

I fundamentally don't understand this kind of authoritarianism.

What possible good could ever come from involving the force of the state in something a trivial and banal as a todo list app?

[pjmlp → ch4s3]

For the same reason in any other kind of industry, when things don't work they get refunded, and when things go wrong people get sued.

Software shouldn't be a special snowflake in that regard, and because it currently is, that is what allows business to disregad quality and good software development practices.

Even 1 euro shops and street food joints have a minimal set of quality standards they must adhere to, or get closed down when not.