> If anything, that the basics of software development still requires R&D is an indictment of our fields lack of professionalism. This is a bit much. "Research

> If anything, that the basics of software development still requires R&D is an indictment of our fields lack of professionalism. This is a bit much. "Research" maybe, but not "development". Many things are developed -- land, buildings, etc. Someone still has to do the work.