The Software Crisis Flashcards

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What is the Software Crisis

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We cannot produce software on time, on budget and to specification. Software costs are rising whilst hardware costs are falling.

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Problem with traditional programming languages?

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Hard to understand;

Hard to run fast.

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Imperative programs are…

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referentially opaque. expressions can change their value through time.

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