@testobsessed That whole report is a goldmine of hard-won wisdom, and it's shocking how much software development occurs nowadays in complete ignorance of that wisdom.
I have a paper copy -- it was my dad's. It comes with a postcard enclosed: "We are pleased to send you herewith copies of the proceedings of the Conference on Software Engineering. The reproduction method used has made it possible to distribute the proceedings free of charge. It is the intention of the Science Committee to make the proceedings available to all persons interested in software engineering. If you or your colleagues need additional copies for such further distribution, please complete and return the attached post-card." with a return address at "NATO, Brussels, Belgium".
Those people really wanted to make the world of software a better place: their optimism is kind of inspiring, but also kind of throws into sharp relief the very different social contract of much of today's software development.
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