Core C++ A Software Engineering Approach

The Origins of the Software Crisis

The object-oriented approach is yet another way to fight the so-called software crisis in industry: frequent cost overruns, late or canceled projects, incomplete system functionality, and software errors. The negative consequences of errors in software range from simple user inconvenience to not-so-simple economic losses from incorrectly recorded transactions. Ultimately, software errors pose dangers to human lives and cause mission failures. Correction of errors is expensive and often results in skyrocketing software costs.

Many experts believe that the reason for software crisis is the lack of standard methodology: The industry is still too young. Other engineering professions are much older and have established ...