Re: Thought this was interesting

["Marin D. Condic" <not.valid@acm.org>]

I've seen and been involved in building software that needs to be "perfect".
(Not necessarily bug free, but without any bugs that would cause it to fail
to accomplish its mission.) The biggest problems with this kind of software
are time and money. You have to take the time to do it right and you have to
spend the money needed to be sure its right. Most software is driven by time
to market and low-cost provider issues. It operates against the
"Good/Fast/Cheap - pick two!" problem and "Good" is the loser. So far, most
markets just don't seem to want to demand better. At least not strong enough
to convince developers to shift their emphasis.

MDC
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Marin David Condic
Senior Software Engineer
Pace Micro Technology Americas    www.pacemicro.com

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<tmoran@acm.org> wrote in message
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> I'm curious how you found that article.  It's six years old and I'd
> never seen it mentioned anywhere.  The idea that software doesn't
> have to be junk still seems foreign to most.