Real software engineers regret the existence of COBOL, FORTRAN, and
BASIC. PL/1 is getting there, but it is not nearly disciplined enough;
far too much built in functions.
A little retrospection shows that although many fine useful software
systems have been designed by committees and built as part of multipart
projects, those software systems that have excited passionate fans are
those that are the products of one or a few designing minds, great
designers....
A little retrospection shows that although many fine useful software systems
have been designed by committees and built as part of multipart projects,
those software systems that have excited passionate fans are those that are
the products of one or a few designing minds, great designers....