[–] Jaggu 19y ago ↗ Why in the world I would read 1994 article about software cost? We are in 2007 - you shouldn't even try to compare. [–] Goladus 19y ago ↗ Well, if the article is good enough then it shouldn't matter when it was written. Old==Bad and New==Good can get you pretty confused. [–] run4yourlives 19y ago ↗ heh, have you looked at what the enterprise is paying for software? Insanity.
[–] Goladus 19y ago ↗ Well, if the article is good enough then it shouldn't matter when it was written. Old==Bad and New==Good can get you pretty confused.
[–] run4yourlives 19y ago ↗ heh, have you looked at what the enterprise is paying for software? Insanity.
[–] edw519 19y ago ↗ As much as I like DeMarco, I have never agreed with his argument here.The reason software costs so much is that most people DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.That's why, in our industry, things don't gradually get better. They become obsolete and get leapfrogged.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 24.0 ms ] threadInsanity.
The reason software costs so much is that most people DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
That's why, in our industry, things don't gradually get better. They become obsolete and get leapfrogged.