tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-03-04:480682 goldkin goldkin 2010-03-30T20:48:32Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-03-04:480682:6392 2010-03-30T20:28:37Z 2010-03-30T20:48:32Z Tallon Overworld (Metroid Prime, Kenji Yamamoto) geeky public 0 Today's wonderful quote on software engineering:<br /><br /><div style="padding-left: 20px;">Software is built by people. <br /><br />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.</div><br /><br />Mildly altered for presentation, from <a href="http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2010/03/29/bits_features_and_truth.html" target="_blank" title="Rands In Repose: Bits, Features, and Truth">here</a>.<br /><br /><br />--<br />In related news, I'm officially re-employed after my <strike>insane</strike> move to the Pacific Northwest. <br /><br />More to come after I settle all of the administrative details and have time to properly organize my thoughts.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=goldkin&ditemid=6392" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments