Remedy 2: Improved Management Techniques
Since hardware costs continue to plummet, it is the cost of software development and maintenance that dominates the cost of computer systems rather than hardware cost. An expensive software system represents a significant investment that cannot be discarded easily and rewritten from scratch. Hence, expensive systems are maintained longer even though they are more expensive to maintain.
Continuing increase in hardware power opens new horizons; this entails further increases in code complexity and software costs (both for development and for maintenance).
This changes priorities in the software development process. Since the hopes for resolving this problem with the help of a few exceptionally bright individuals ...
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