The problems with the F-35 feel analogous to problems we face in the software industry. At the implementation level, we tend to underestimate the cost of makin

The problems with the F-35 feel analogous to problems we face in the software industry. At the implementation level, we tend to underestimate the cost of making a system extensible and "future-proof", and underestimate the value of implementing a narrowly focused system from scratch. At the specification level, product managers too often are willing to add every feature that big customers request.