[mojuba]

Nice post, Mike.

The software complexity realm is a bit more enduring compared to other industries. Complexity here survives better and lasts longer probably because the demand for software in general is so huge that even the ugliest dinosaur can live a long and happy life: think Microsoft, Oracle - still the richest companies despite overwhelming complexity of their software and the process itself. The death of Netscape, I think, can possibly be explained by the incredibly poor quality on top of complexity. (Which is a hint as to when to expect the death of Microsoft and Oracle.)

[ippisl]

I think it's more enduring because complexity is recognised as the core problem of software development , and a lot of smart people work on this problem.

Also it's much easier to change a complex piece of software than a complex organization.