Apology Quote by Alistair Cockburn

“I consider C++ the most significant technical hazard to the survival of your project and do so without apologies.”

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We get things wrong before we get things right.

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A well-functioning team of adequate people will complete a project almost regardless of the process or technology they are asked to use (although the…

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Focusing on skills, communications, and community allows the project to be more effective and more agile than focusing on processes and plans.

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We are still in the infancy of naming what is really happening on software development projects.

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