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Software Development Quotes

After graduation, I took a job with Manufacturers Hanover Trust in software development. I don’t think I was there more than a month Picture Quote #1

High-quality software is not expensive. High-quality software is faster and cheaper to build and maintain than low-quality software, from initial development all the way through total cost of ownership Picture Quote #1

Software development takes immense intellectual effort. Even the best programmers can rarely sustain that level of effort for more than a few hours a day. Beyond that, they need to rest their brains a bit, which is why they always seem to be surfing the Internet or playing games when you barge in on them Picture Quote #1

There are a variety of techniques for breaking software down into pieces and making software development more efficient. Many of these techniques have been sort of... and everybody got excited about but very little benefit was actually derived once the thing was put into practice Picture Quote #1

The process of software development doesn’t feel any better than it did a generation ago Picture Quote #1

The task of the software development team is to engineer the illusion of simplicity Picture Quote #1

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The greatest risk we face in software development is that of overestimating our own knowledge Picture Quote #1

The reality of most software development is that the consequences of failure are simply nonexistent Picture Quote #1

Software development, like professional sports, has a way of making thirty year old men feel decrepit Picture Quote #1

Testing by itself does not improve software quality. Test results are an indicator of quality, but in and of themselves, they don’t improve it. Trying to improve software quality by increasing the amount of testing is like trying to lose weight by weighing yourself more often. What you eat before you step onto the scale determines how much you will weigh, and the software development techniques you use determine how many errors testing will find. If you want to lose weight, don’t buy a new scale; change your diet. If you want to improve your software, don’t test more; develop better Picture Quote #1

The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build Picture Quote #1

It’s harder than you might think to squander millions of dollars, but a flawed software development process is a tool well suited to the job Picture Quote #1

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Considering the current sad state of our computer programs, software development is clearly still a black art, and cannot yet be called an engineering discipline Picture Quote #1

Ready, fire, aim: The fast approach to software development. Ready, aim, aim, aim, aim: The slow approach to software development Picture Quote #1

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After graduation, I took a job with Manufacturers Hanover Trust in software development. I don’t think I was there more than a month (Software Development Quotes) High-quality software is not expensive. High-quality software is faster and cheaper to build and maintain than low-quality software, from initial development all the way through total cost of ownership (Software Development Quotes) Software development takes immense intellectual effort. Even the best programmers can rarely sustain that level of effort for more than a few hours a day. Beyond that, they need to rest their brains a bit, which is why they always seem to be surfing the Internet or playing games when you barge in on them (Software Development Quotes) There are a variety of techniques for breaking software down into pieces and making software development more efficient. Many of these techniques have been sort of... and everybody got excited about but very little benefit was actually derived once the thing was put into practice (Software Development Quotes) The process of software development doesn’t feel any better than it did a generation ago (Software Development Quotes) The task of the software development team is to engineer the illusion of simplicity (Software Development Quotes) The greatest risk we face in software development is that of overestimating our own knowledge (Software Development Quotes) The reality of most software development is that the consequences of failure are simply nonexistent (Software Development Quotes) Software development, like professional sports, has a way of making thirty year old men feel decrepit (Software Development Quotes) Testing by itself does not improve software quality. Test results are an indicator of quality, but in and of themselves, they don’t improve it. Trying to improve software quality by increasing the amount of testing is like trying to lose weight by weighing yourself more often. What you eat before you step onto the scale determines how much you will weigh, and the software development techniques you use determine how many errors testing will find. If you want to lose weight, don’t buy a new scale; change your diet. If you want to improve your software, don’t test more; develop better (Software Development Quotes) The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build (Software Development Quotes) It’s harder than you might think to squander millions of dollars, but a flawed software development process is a tool well suited to the job (Software Development Quotes) Considering the current sad state of our computer programs, software development is clearly still a black art, and cannot yet be called an engineering discipline (Software Development Quotes) Ready, fire, aim: The fast approach to software development. Ready, aim, aim, aim, aim: The slow approach to software development (Software Development Quotes)