Software projects fail for one of two general reasons: the project team lacks the knowledge to conduct a software project successfully, or the project team lacks the resolve to conduct a project effectively.
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
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
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 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…
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
In software, the chain isn't as strong as its weakest link; it's as weak as all the weak links multiplied together.
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
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…
Good visual layout shows the logical structure of a program. - Steve Mcconnell
Good visual layout shows the logical structure of a program.
The trouble with quick and dirty is that dirty remains long after quick has been forgotten. - Steve Mcconnell
The trouble with quick and dirty is that dirty remains long after quick has been forgotten.
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
Even when you have skilled, motivated, hard-working people, the wrong team structure can undercut their efforts instead of catapulting them to succes…
Good code is its own best documentation. - Steve Mcconnell
Good code is its own best documentation.
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
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…
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