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by lordnacho 1029 days ago
What I don't get is why it would be outsourced at all. Run a team that manages the entire SDLC. If they mess it up, they are maintaining it and have a reason to solve the problem.

How did people manage to convince government that software is this one-time thing you just pay for and then it works forever?
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bezout 1029 days ago
To be fair some nations do have their software development teams. Italy has Sogei which is fully controlled by the Ministry of Economics. They had a reputation for developing crappy software but I heard they are getting better

PS: they were not involved in the development of this algorithm

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sam_lowry_ 1029 days ago
Smals to Belgium is pretty much what Sogei is to Italy. A government-controlled IT sweatshop.
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b800h 1029 days ago
It's a lot easier to clear capital expenditure than revenue expense.
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