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| bad software | ||||
| subject | fact | |||
| bad software | can be easily created by an inadequately trained software developer |  |
| is difficult to understand and modify | | |
| is poorly designed | | |
| is a subtopic of 1.1 - The Nature of Software | | |
| is a kind of software | | |
| may partly work | | |
| software | can be easily duplicated | |
| can have usability without utility^2 | | |
| can have utility without usability | | |
| deteriorates as it is changed repeatedly | | |
| does not wear out with use like other engineering artefacts | | |
| has quality which is only as good as its lowest-quality reusable component | | |
| is designed usually for human beings to use | | |
| must be designed with users' input otherwise it may not be usable | | |
| often has a poor design and is steadily becoming worse | |
Kinds of bad software :