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      10 hours ago

      Produce correct results even when encountering “edge cases.”

      Not crash, even when encountering “edge cases.”

      Work correctly in all deployment environments.

      Work correctly after scope creep multiplies the feature set by 3x, 10x, 30x… yeah, successful projects experience that kind of expansion.

      Work correctly after the operating environments shift under your feet - can the code be updated to work with the next version of Android? iOS? Windows? Linux? After “security updates” take away the infrastructure you were depending on for correct functioning?

      Will it scale to 100 users? 10,000? 10,000,000?

      What happens when “threat actors” actively target the system?

      What happens when your methods / development processes aren’t compliant with new government regulations?

      Are you ready for IP lawsuits, whether deserved or not?