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From: kaz@vision.crest.nt.com (Kaz Kylheku)
Subject: Re: Software Engineering and Dreamers
Date: 1997/05/23
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Date: 1997-05-23T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <EACHUS.97May23174831@spectre.mitre.org>,
Robert I. Eachus <eachus@spectre.mitre.org> wrote:
>   Another facet of software engineering, and actually demonstrated in
>the project above.  The synchronization problem is with a new system,
>and build 2 needs to provide all the capabilities of the currently
>fielded system AND integrate with the new system.  Enough complexity
>that you don't want any more.  But build three has room for all the
>customer wants, and new technology.

That's another pet peeve of mine: using ``technology'' with reference to
software. I've noticed that some hardware manfuacturers have been using the
term ``hardware technology'' in their marketing propaganda since it's no
longer understood what the word really means.

Software is not technology; the stuff that it runs on is technology.