But do those things really contribute to the sophistication of the software? For example imagine some code written with no understanding of uranium enrichment:
const int CENTRIFUGE_RPM = 500;
And then some other code written with a deep understanding of uranium enrichment:
const int CENTRIFUGE_RPM = 1203;
Can you really say that the second bit of code is more "complex"? Same goes for stolen driver signing keys and some of the other things mentioned in the post.
Other large software projects like operating systems or Google search involve much more complex software concepts which I think is the primary thing that should be measured when discussing the sophistication of software.
Other large software projects like operating systems or Google search involve much more complex software concepts which I think is the primary thing that should be measured when discussing the sophistication of software.