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Today's Software Zen
Mar. 30th, 2010 01:08 pmToday's wonderful quote on software engineering:
Mildly altered for presentation, from here.
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In related news, I'm officially re-employed after myinsane move to the Pacific Northwest.
More to come after I settle all of the administrative details and have time to properly organize my thoughts.
Software is built by people.
The best Gantt chart only tells you half the truth about the schedule; the most complete marketing requirements document can never describe why a feature is compelling; and the most detailed technical specification will never tell you what makes for beautiful code. These are only tools and they tell little about the people who are building the software.
The best Gantt chart only tells you half the truth about the schedule; the most complete marketing requirements document can never describe why a feature is compelling; and the most detailed technical specification will never tell you what makes for beautiful code. These are only tools and they tell little about the people who are building the software.
Mildly altered for presentation, from here.
--
In related news, I'm officially re-employed after my
More to come after I settle all of the administrative details and have time to properly organize my thoughts.
