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Wednesday, July 03, 2002
Why software is so bad ... An article that appeals to my sense that projects need to be understood from the point of view of their objectives. An excerpt: "Unfortunately, critics say, the components are often glued together with no real central plan -- as if contractors tried to erect large structures with no blueprints. Incredibly, Humphrey says, the design for large software projects is sometimes nothing but a couple bubbles on the back of an envelope. Worse, for marketing reasons companies wire as many features as possible into new software, counteracting the benefits of modular construction."
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