Good old days (opens in new tab)

Is software development different today, compared to the good old days?Today, you often have three main scenarios when starting major programs.Build on what you haveBuy something new, COTS and/or SaaSBuild something new from scratchBuild on what you usually works well, until there are major changes to your business model, or the technical debt becomes too huge. For many years, I've seen option two and option three fail miserably. We have our own share of them in Sweden, most recent one being ...