[basch]

I think if the world had listened the software engineering business process would be different. Security would be a primary concern. Instead of management focusing on cost and time to delivery, ignoring technical concerns and treating IT like things like a black box cost center. Security is often a reactive concern, Target/Home Depo take it seriously AFTER they have lost their customers data once. If the world had listened, boards of companies wouldnt brush off concerns, or wouldnt be in these situations. If the world had listened people would be willing to spend more on the up front cost of development to do things right the first time. If the world had listened, upgrading decaying infrastructures would be preemptive.

The people this message should have been directed at were non-technical executives and managers.