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When an App Quietly Becomes Critical Infrastructure
Original: There is a point where a software project stops being "an app." The UI might still look the same. There are forms, table
A widely shared reflection argues that software projects cross a threshold where they stop being simple apps: the interface looks the same, but a bug can now mean double charges, lost money, or real-world harm rather than a wrong page. Developers are discussing where that line falls and how codebases accumulate responsibility over time, particularly in systems handling payments and banking.
Why now: The post resonates with developers grappling with software whose failures now carry real financial and operational consequences.
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- There is a point where a software project stops being "an app." The UI might still look the same. There are forms, tables, buttons, APIs, and database rows. But suddenly a bug does not mean: The page displayed the wrong thing. It means: The system charged twice. Or: The… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 3
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