handoflixue comments on Replaceability as a virtue - Less Wrong

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Comment author: handoflixue 11 December 2012 12:08:33AM 6 points [-]

I've not heard it specifically in the sense of altruism, but having a "hit by a bus" plan seems to be a standard part of programmer ethics. I'm finding your reframing very useful, even though the basic idea is very familiar to me from numerous such ethical discussions :)

Comment author: Baughn 15 December 2012 01:16:55PM 1 point [-]

Otherwise known as a project's "Bus factor", a fairly googlable term.