95% on content and the computer language remains the same.

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 shift focus more often than every few hours.

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 elements to make it more complex.

95% on content and the computer language remains the same.

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.

Trying to apply formal methods to all software projects is just as bad as trying to apply code-and-fix development to all projects.

Engineering is the application of scientific principles toward practical ends. If the engineering isn't practical, it's bad engineering.