https://poolp.org/tags/psychology/Recent content in Psychology on poolp.orgHugo -- gohugo.ioen-USCopyright &copy; Gilles Chehade - poolp.orgThu, 13 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200https://poolp.org/posts/2026-08-13/preventive-software-maintenance/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200https://poolp.org/posts/2026-08-13/preventive-software-maintenance/<blockquote> <b>TL;DR:</b> <br /><pre><code>Maintenance is not the same thing as fixing bugs. Only a fifth of it is about defects at all. Software often works because of work you can't see. So you can't wait for incidents to tell you what to fix. </code></pre> </blockquote> <h1 class="relative group">Where this comes from <div id="where-this-comes-from" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#where-this-comes-from" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h1> <p>This article is adapted from a slide deck I prepared for a talk back in 2023.</p>