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> In times of old, people wrote programs. Things were easy and simple.

Fake history; the term "software crisis" was coined in 1968:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_crisis

I get that the writing is tongue-in-cheek, but telling just-so stories about how things were so much better in the old days doesn't help anyone.

I also resent our modern problems, but I don't kid myself that I'd enjoy vintage problems any better.



In times of old, people wrote COBOL and BASIC.




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