"No Silver Bullet" is similar to "Moore's law" - an observation rather than an absolute rule. In both cases, the authors were only projecting into the future 10 years.
It is just measurement, not pessimism or optimism. The fact that "No Silver Bullet" is still true 35 years later show just how hard progress can be.
It is just measurement, not pessimism or optimism. The fact that "No Silver Bullet" is still true 35 years later show just how hard progress can be.