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The Single Point of Failure

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 29, 2007

[ Thanks to Alex
for this link. ]

“To many engineers and even non-technical people the concept of
a single point of failure seems to be quite simple and easy to
comprehend. However, when it comes to software design and
architecture, this concept seems to be pushed back on
priorities.

“The following is just an observation. By no means I want to
start a war of words, platforms and concepts between Windows, Mac
or Linux camps. This reflection is meant to be more of an
intellectual exercise and a peaceful and useful discussion. I hope
and wish that this reflection will lead to smart conclusions and
more stable and reliable software products in the future…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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