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Unsolved problems in software engineering

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There is not a canonical list of unsolved problems in software engineering; however, there is

  • a list of antipatterns, which might be thought of as statements of poor practice, in contradistinction to the list of design patterns
  • the poorly predictable relationship of project duration to program functionality
  • the systematic detection of software defects
  • the current complexity of most programming languages, in general
  • the current complexity of most applications, to the extent that when programmers leave, companies fail, if those companies have no one else who understands what the programmers have done.
  • the arbitrariness of most software concepts, which is related to historical hardware and software implementation, lack of common standards worldwide, and economic pressures.
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