The Inevitable Pain of Software Development: Why There is No Silver Bullet

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Author

Daniel M. Berry

Entry type

article

Abstract

A variety of programming accidents, i.e., models, methods, artifacts, and tools, are examined to determine that each has a step that programmers find painful enough that they habitually avoid or postpone the step. This pain is generally where the programming accident meets requirements, the essence of software, and their relentless volatility. Hence, there is no silver bullet.

Date

2002 – 1 – 1

Key alpha

Berry

School

University of Waterloo

Affiliation

Computer Science Department

Publication Date

2002-01-01

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