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Yes, because between 1970 and 2001 we were all blindly following the waterfall model of software development until Agile came down from the heavens and showed u

by atmz 14y ago

Yes, because between 1970 and 2001 we were all blindly following the waterfall model of software development until Agile came down from the heavens and showed us the error of our ways. (Disclaimer: I like Agile; it's just not a panacea) Also, $60 billion is not much in the grand scheme of things.

roc 14y ago
Exactly the second point. Bugs persist for the same reason 'bad' code/coders persist: even flawed software is generally worth far, far more money than no software and very few projects have an ROI that doesn't taper off very quickly after a "good enough" effort.