Sat.Aug 10, 2019

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After that, we had systems!

Musings on Project Management

I was reading Matthew Squair's course materials on System Safety Fundamentals when I came across this slide: "Life was simple before World War II. After that, we had systems." Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (USN) You've got to smile at that witticism! The Admiral Dr (*), of course, is credited with leading the team that developed the first linking complier that led directly to COBOL.