It's OK to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn't need to figure out code. You should be able to read it.

It's OK to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn't need to figure out code. You should be able to read it.

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 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 to allow the project to be controlled to meet them.

It's better to wait for a productive programmer to become available than it is to wait for the first available programmer to become productive.

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

... programming requires more concentration than other activities. It's the reason programmers get upset about 'quick interruptions' - such interruptions are tantamount to asking a juggler to keep three balls in the air and hold your groceries at the same time.