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If you prefer your longer reading in ebook form, this 60 page essay is available as a PDF, EPUB, or MOBI. (MOBI format is entirely untested!) An essay on our industry's core expertise: failed software projects. The First Software Crisis Back in the early days of computing, we were, as always, extremely bad at making software. Except it was fine as most computers were practically custom-made to their purpose and only had the power to be able to tackle relatively simple problems.