The Software Crisis
The Software Crisis
- The most visible symptoms of the software crisis are
- Late delivery, over budget
- Product does not meet specified requirements
- Inadequate documentation
- Some observations on the software crisis
- “A malady that has carried on this long must be called normal” (Booch, p. 8)
- Software system requirements are moving targets
- There may not be enough good developers around to create all the new software that users need
- A significant portion of developers’ time must often be dedicated to the maintenance or preservation of geriatric software