Frank intros a new topic, and the guys quickly agree on why healthcare apps all suck. It is Thanos inevitable.
Conway’s Law is brought up indirectly: “Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization’s communication structure.”
The guys debate whether compliance frameworks (HIPPA, PCI, SOX, et al.) necessarily produce “better” software.
Frank argues they help quality by forcibly raising certain bars.
Chris argues they just shuffle the risk and burden around.
The guys discass one the role vendors play in software system security.
Chris claims that most software is a race to the bottom, most of the time.
How do you manage delivery of binary artifacts? Chris haz questions.