> "There is no single development, in either technology or management technique, which by itself promises even one order-of-magnitude improvement within a decad

> "There is no single development, in either technology or management technique, which by itself promises even one order-of-magnitude improvement within a decade in productivity, in reliability, in simplicity." I think its important to remember that the statement is rather specific: "no single development" and "which by itself" -- but there could be many developments, which, together, provide the order-of-magnitude improvement. "order-of-magnitude improvement" -- but there could be smaller improvements. "within a decade" -- the improvements may take longer. I'm pointing this out because incremental improvements can and do occur, there's just no "silver bullet" to fast track the process.