In my experience, you either have encapsulation and abstraction or you have neither. There is no middle ground.

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.

Good visual layout shows the logical structure of a program.

Good code is its own best documentation.

Even when you have skilled, motivated, hard-working people, the wrong team structure can undercut their efforts instead of catapulting them to success. A poor team structure can increase development time, reduce quality, damage morale, increase turnover, and ultimately lead to project cancellation.

Motivation is undoubtedly the single greatest influence on how well people perform. Most productivity studies have found that motivation has a stronger influence on productivity than any other factor.

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