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Software
changes does not change primarily because it
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doesn’t
work right
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Maintenance
in software is different than maintenance for
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automobiles
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But
rather because the technological, economic, and
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societal
environment in which it is embedded changes
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This
provides a feedback loop to the software
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The
software is usually the most malleable link in the chain, hence
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tends to change
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Counterexample:
Space shuttle astronauts have thousands of extra
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responsibilities
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