The right way to build software has been known since 1970, proven on flagship programs, and priced out of reach of everyone else ever since. This is the story of that fifty-year gap — what the theory prescribed, what real-world budgets actually permitted, and how AI coding agents are closing it: one old practice at a time.

AI Code Review: Who Verifies AI-Generated Software?

The AI-agent demo usually looks simple.

CEOs should evaluate AI investments by asking whether the investment improves a measurable business outcome, changes a real workflow, keeps humans appropriately involved, has a realistic path to production, and creates value that outweighs cost and risk.