Reality Check
The amount of software in a typical device doubles every 18 months [Reme Bourguignon, VP of Philips in Holland (and numerous Airbus officials)]
Our defect densities are about the same today as they were at any other time in the past 20 years
- 0.5-2.0 software failures/KSLOC
- Over the spectrum from game software to mainframe software to safety-critical code
Q: Are we better off today with all of the recent "advances" in software engineering theory and practice than we were without them?