Warfield, John2009-05-192009-05-191989https://hdl.handle.net/1920/4513Manuscript: typescript, 7 pgs. 8.5" x 11" (21.6 cm x 29.7 cmIn this partially complete paper, Warfield argues that the software industry in 1989 lacked a concrete philosophy. "Software science," he writes "which could could furnish a sound basis for analyzing and correcting most or all of the difficulties facing the software industry today, is almost non-existent." Until the software industry addressed this problem, Warfield predicted it would suffer indefinitely. John N. Warfield 76.40en-USWarfield, John N.The Institute for Information Technology (IIT)Northrup, F. S. C.CopmlexitySoftwareOptions Field/Options profilePaper: "Philosophy Ignored: The Achilles Heel of the Software Industry," 1989Working Paper