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Blog post argues pre-internet software was buggier than today's apps

A software essay pushes back on the idea that programs were better built in earlier decades, arguing that Windows-era software crashed constantly despite near-universal market dominance. The author, a computer user since 1990, cites recurring crashes and the infamous Blue Screen of Death as evidence that nostalgia for 'the good old days' of software quality is misplaced.