Many industry observers have characterized the problems associated with software development as a "crisis.“
Yet, the great successes achieved by the software industry have led many to question whether the term software crisis is still appropriate. It is true that software people succeed more often than they fail. It also true that the software crisis predicted 30 years ago never seemed to materialize.
The word crisis is defined in Webster's Dictionary as “a turning point in the course of anything; decisive or crucial time, stage or event.”
The word crisis has another definition: "the turning point in the course of a disease, when it becomes clear whether the patient will live or die." This definition may give us a clue about the real nature of the problems that have plagued software development.
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