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Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Software Technology is NOT Primitive
Message-ID: <23862UH2@PSUVM>
Date: Fri, 30-Oct-87 16:13:41 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 30 16:13:41 1987
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In article <5534@weitek.UUCP>, rober@weitek.UUCP (Don Rober) says:
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>When was the last time you wrote a Data Management System; or a spreadsheet
>program; or a transcendental package; or a compiler, linker, etc?
>
>When was the last time you wrote a mail package from scratch, a grep program
>and all of the other UNIX utilities?
>
>WHile there is a long way to go, I think if you look at it, we've done okay.
     
Twenty years ago, writing a Pascal compiler, a Basic interpreter,
a screen editor, a mail package, a text formatter, etc etc etc, was
considered a MAJOR project.
     
Today, any of these would be considered a stiff challenge for a talanted
college senior.  Why?  Because techniques and strategies in Software
engineering have changed, changed a lot, and changed for the better.
     
I agree.  We've done OK.