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15 Chapter 1 The roots of software As the capabilities of computer hardware evolve, software systems are getting increasingly complex. This complexity becomes more and more difficult to manage. The result is a software crisis which has been going on for decades where software is more often than not of poor quality. This poor quality is somehow accepted, by users and developers alike, albeit not without complaints all too often 'the computer' is blamed when systems do not work as they should. The only group of people on the planet capable of resolving these problems are software designers. Are we up to the task of keeping the most complex systems on the planet in good state?
