No, it became a problem when 1) microprocessors evolved into being able to do real work 2) Vast hordes of the great unwashed (I'd say even including me ) were v

No, it became a problem when 1) microprocessors evolved into being able to do real work 2) Vast hordes of the great unwashed (I'd say even including me ) were vacuumed into the resulting void and 3) tools vendors for languages with better safety furniture were found wanting. Delphi existed but was found wanting. Ada ads were in the back of oh so many magazines. But... And I'd throw in 4) - the CS industrial complex failed to address this except to rail against it. The first CACM I ever got was the one with "Reflections on trusting trust." If a Haskell or Rust is the answer, it needs to be more interesting. And if you say "but Java", name your second; I will meet you on the field of honor at dawn :) I personally found "nobody is going to save you; you are on your own" very liberating but perhaps that is unusual. "In order to live outside the law, one must be honest." - Bob Dylan.