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psyklictoday at 11:22 AM1 replyview on HN

> Was software made before 2000 better?

At the time of release, yes. They had to ensure the software worked before printing CDs and floppies. Nowadays they release buggy versions that users essentially test for them.


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dspilletttoday at 11:47 AM

Also in terms of security, there was generally a much smaller potential attack surface and those surfaces were harder to reach because we were much less constantly connected.