ND Why Don't People Use Formal Methods? (www.hillelwayne.com)
420 points by pplonski86 2610 days ago | 225 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0
Summary ~lite
The article discusses barriers to widespread adoption of formal methods in software engineering.
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Longitudinal · 4 evals
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2026-03-05 18:52 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.120 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 18:52 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.12 (Mild positive)
2026-03-05 18:47 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.481 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 18:47 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.48 (Moderate positive)
2026-02-28 12:33 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R - -
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reasoning
ED, neutral tech discussion on formal methods
2026-02-28 12:30 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
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2026-02-28 12:30 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral)
reasoning
Technical discussion no rights stance