Lemire Describes 1970s Programmer Influx and Software Mess

Daniel Lemire posted that in the late 1960s and 1970s a rapid increase in programmers followed a prior shortage. He stated that people such as David Parnas faced the resulting difficulties and that far more software was produced with much of it falling apart. Lemire added that the conditions sent Edsger Dijkstra into a depression. The post includes one colorful cartoon illustration as an attachment.