Even when you have skilled, motivated, hard-working people, the wrong team structure can undercut their efforts instead of catapulting them to success.… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
A typical software project can present more opportunities to learn from mistakes than some people get in a lifetime. — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
The default movement on a software project should be in the direction of taking elements of the software away to make it… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
Software projects fail for one of two general reasons: the project team lacks the knowledge to conduct a software project successfully, or… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
Trying to apply formal methods to all software projects is just as bad as trying to apply code-and-fix development to all projects. — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project's outcome; it is to determine whether a project's targets are… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
There are no secrets on an successful software project. Both good and bad news must be able to move up and down… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
... programming requires more concentration than other activities. It's the reason programmers get upset about 'quick interruptions' - such interruptions are tantamount to asking… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
The job of the average manager requires a shift in focus every few minutes. The job of the average software developer requires that the… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
“usually more time is spent in making good-looking presentation slides than in improving the quality of the software.” — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
It's hard enough to find an error in your code when you're looking for it; it's even harder when you've assumed your code is… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
“the error rate in manual testing is comparable to the bug rate in the code being tested.” — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
“[...] you shouldn't be uneasy about any parts of the architecture. It shouldn't contain anything just to please the boss. It shouldn't contain anything… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
It's OK to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn't need to figure out code. You should be able to read it. — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
“Programmers working with high-level languages achieve better productivity and quality than those working with lower-level languages. Languages such as C++, Java, Smalltalk, and Visual… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
The trouble with quick and dirty is that dirty remains long after quick has been forgotten. — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
