An invited talk I presented in Columbus, Ohio to the ACM chapter.  Text and slides of the talk are at
(http://members.aol.com/acockburn/papers/swaspoem/swpo.htm). --AlistairCockburn
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Alistair, it's marvelous!  --RonJeffries

I agree with Ron.  -- GeorgeDinwiddie

Outstanding, Alistair! --MichaelHill

Also just read this in one sitting. Good job!

Wow! When future generations ask WhyNewAnalogiesForSoftware they're going to know why. --RichardDrake

WilliamFaulkner s Nobel Prize acceptance speech echoes a similar sentiment.  ''"a life's work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit, not for glory and least of all for profit, but to create out of the materials of the human spirit something which did not exist before."'' -- JoshStults
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See also SoftwareIsCommunity