I don't think curt was criticising developers or engineers who have the task of creating these large and complex systems. Rather it sounds like he's bringing up the point many of us make. That software is usually poor because it is generally not planned enough in advance, given enough development time or $'s to ensure a nearly perfect implementation.
If we fully understand what we are planning to do before we begin and have the needed algorithms and sufficient time and $'s, there is no reason that a project should fail. It's not a coding lottery.
I do agree that some of these large software projects are the greatest engineering feats in human history.
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I don't think curt was criticising developers or engineers who have the task of creating these large and complex systems. Rather it sounds like he's bringing up the point many of us make. That software is usually poor because it is generally not planned enough in advance, given enough development time or $'s to ensure a nearly perfect implementation.
If we fully understand what we are planning to do before we begin and have the needed algorithms and sufficient time and $'s, there is no reason that a project should fail. It's not a coding lottery.
I do agree that some of these large software projects are the greatest engineering feats in human history.