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Nov 2, 2019 · R&D Management

Inside a 12‑Year Software Nightmare: Lessons from a 6‑Million‑Line C++ Disaster

This article recounts a twelve‑year‑old French government software project that ballooned to over six million lines of C++ code, suffered from obsolete technology, chaotic version control, and absurd management practices, ultimately ending in failure and the arrest of its leaders.