Something happened in the 70s that is sometimes referred to as "the software crisis," where suddenly, computers were getting more complicated more quickly than anyone had been prepared for, from a design perspective.
Negli anni '70 accade poi qualcosa, talvolta definito come "la crisi del software", che d'un tratto porta i computer a farsi più complicati più rapidamente di quanto si potesse prevedere, dal punto di vista del design.