>software has been a mainstay of modern business for _at least_ 30 years.
No it hasn't. I've worked many jobs where software is still an afterthought. There might be a few software packages that the business licenses for use, but they are far, far, far from every having any software developers on their staff.
Well, what I mean here is - you can’t do business without software (or rather, you can’t do business without computers). I suppose if you’re managing a convenience store in central Alabama you might, but otherwise, software IS the business.
No it hasn't. I've worked many jobs where software is still an afterthought. There might be a few software packages that the business licenses for use, but they are far, far, far from every having any software developers on their staff.