The .zip file specification is flawed
This strikes me of an example of a sort of dualism that exists within software. The .zip spec is flawed, and can be broken in all sorts of different ways. However, after years and years of using computers, I've never had an issue with extracting or using a .zip file.I wonder if this same pattern can be applied to physical engineering disciplines- e.g. a structural engineer assessing a bridge and finding numerous faults in the design, despite traffic still using the bridge as normal...