End of software? No

What happened to software? Why is there so few creative software (2010)? Are we at the end of software? What are the forces which led to this situation, looking like a bit step backward to the epoch of non-programmable accounting machines? Is there a way out of this situation? Yes, and a very simple one: make good software. With invention. Developing models and abstractions. It is difficult but absolutely possible. It this re-start of software I wish to explore here in this blog. Welcome

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sábado, 28 de maio de 2016

Was IT better before the 90s?

Good paper, personal experience of the author. Shows that IT in the 90s was almost a secret - so IT people were not professionals - and IT now is super-open - so again IT people are not professionals.

See preceding post.

Conclusion: IT people, developers and operation people must turn into serious professionals. This is a long road ahead.