But infrastructure is actually made out of concrete, which can be poured almost like water into any mold you can fashion to hold it, and it then hardens into something stone-like.

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jacquesm an hour ago | parent [-]

That's interesting. What is the software equivalent of pouring something into a mold?

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bluefirebrand an hour ago | parent [-]

Test Driven Development I guess?

	▲	jacquesm 9 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Oh, good one, yes, the tests are the shape and then you fill that in automatically. I never thought of it that way, this is a very interesting insight. I wonder whether the effort you have to put into the mold versus the effort that goes in the object has been quantified.