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Programmers participate in the larger part of the labour of software production. Since the data processing technology has advanced at an exceptional speed, manual programming cannot accommodate the demand for software: In Japan, it is estimated that shortfall for approximately 970,000 software engineers will occur by 2000. The ‘Nikkei Computer’ magazine reported that the backlogs accumulated in companies was 550 person-months/company on an average. Affected by the shortage of software engineers, increases in the number of engineers, and development of productivity improving technology are attracting attentions in the field of software production.
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Sato, Y. (1992). Skill in Software Production - The Deskiller is Deskilled. In: Masuda, Y. (eds) Human-Centred Systems in the Global Economy. Artificial Intelligence and Society. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1967-8_24
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