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Borrowing Trouble... Not!

by Tom Bragg and Bill Rosen

There's an old saying: "Don't borrow trouble," meaning don't worry about problems until they become real. Unfortunately, that's a recipe for disaster in today's litigious software development climate. Today's software shortcuts are tomorrow's Year 2000 nightmares -- nightmares that can not only spawn litigation between companies, but also affect the viability of major corporations and the personal liability of their directors. To see how, let's step back in time and look at a Y2K example....

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Borrowing Trouble... Not! April 1998

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