The default movement on a software project should be in the direction of taking elements of the software away to make it simpler rather than adding e…

- Steve Mcconnell

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project's outcome; it is to determine whether a project's targets are realistic enough…

- Steve Mcconnell

In software, the chain isn't as strong as its weakest link; it's as weak as all the weak links multiplied together.

- Steve Mcconnell

Good code is its own best documentation.

- Steve Mcconnell

Even when you have skilled, motivated, hard-working people, the wrong team structure can undercut their efforts instead of catapulting them to succes…

- Steve Mcconnell

The trouble with quick and dirty is that dirty remains long after quick has been forgotten.

- Steve Mcconnell

Good visual layout shows the logical structure of a program.

- Steve Mcconnell

The job of the average manager requires a shift in focus every few minutes. The job of the average software developer requires that the developer not…

- Steve Mcconnell

Good code is its own best documentation. As you're about to add a comment, ask yourself, "How can I improve the code so that this comment isn't neede…

- Steve Mcconnell