The continued adaptation, modification and correction of errors in them, is essentially dependent on a certain kind of knowledge possessed by a group of programmers

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The conclusion seems inescapable that with at least certain kinds of large programs, the continued adaptation, modification and correction of errors in them, is essentially dependent on a certain kind of knowledge possessed by a group of programmers who are closely and continuously connected with them.

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    http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/Naur.pdf
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