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Myths & Mythconceptions by Mary Shaw

Future of Coding

CHAPTER

The Reality of Software Engineering

This chapter explores the reality that software is more than just a singular program text, and how it is constantly constrained by external factors. It discusses the challenges faced by professional software developers and the differences between their approach and that of vernacular programmers. The chapter also touches on the myth of lists being considered harmful in programming and the varying perceptions of this myth among different types of programmers.

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