I would say type signatures that don't really describe the state of the program. Especially when someone has objects with a bunch of optional fields that either shouldn't be optional or should be represented in a different way, like as a discriminant union.
The thing I’m confused about from the article is that, if I read it correctly, the temple was found a few miles from the coast. Did the Nike delta use to extend that far? Or what? That seems to be pretty far.
There are definitely UI tricks used by pretty much everyone when applicable. For example, infinite scrolling is used to keep people’s attention. There are other dark patterns that exist as well
I don't think the class of problems talked about in here are necessarily the biggest problems. Rather, it's politically motivated decision-making. Not in the sense of insert your pet US politics issue, but rather about capturing influence within the organization to make themselves status-y. For example, Google managers over-inflating their team numbers to make their resume look better.
Thanks! I loved playing this game growing up. I had heard later on that it was a technical achievement, but didn't realize they made their own dialect of Lisp.