I do not usually post articles from ACM.org but I found this one particularly interesting. The decisions some of these people made had an impact on millions of people in the future. One small decision could cost millions if it is the wrong decision.
Here is the first paragraph from the article: IT both drives and implements the modern Western-style economy. Thus, we regularly see headlines about staggeringly large amounts of money connected with IT mistakes. Which IT or CS decision has resulted in the most expensive mistake?
Read the whole article here: http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2010365
I do not usually post articles from ACM.org but I found this one particularly interesting. The decisions some of these people made had an impact on millions of people in the future. One small decision could cost millions if it is the wrong decision.
Here is the first paragraph from the article: IT both drives and implements the modern Western-style economy. Thus, we regularly see headlines about staggeringly large amounts of money connected with IT mistakes. Which IT or CS decision has resulted in the most expensive mistake?
Read the whole article here: http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2010365