Autocoding - the resistance to expect from psuedo programmers

[Peter Hansen]

Martijn Faassen wrote:
> 
> So all ended well -- the PSU gets its income and the pretentious semi-competent
> programmers retain their jobs until perpetuity. Occasionally of course a
> person of exceptional insight breaks into the secret, but the PSU has
> made sure they're booed away before they can do any harm.

So what made the PSU fail in this case?  Not that I mean to suggest
the PSU is not entirely in control of the situation but I