The article "sounds good" but is reminscent of discussions which go on in the Ivory Towers of education and government, which assumes a neat and orderly future. The reality is the future is totally uncertain, because of the coming turmoil due to world overpopulation, and the effects of global warming. So how are we going to design "software for 200 years", when we don't even know if the current power grid will be up and running next month?

So we are forced to plod along, adapting from year to year, to the current circumstances; while the big companies think soley in terms of making short term profits.

I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. flash japh

In reply to Re: (OT): 200-year software by zentara
in thread (OT): 200-year software by dragonchild

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