Life Quote by Steve McConnell

“it's done by creating 25 times as many dirty tests”

— Steve McConnell

... 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

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

“the road to programming hell is paved with global variables,”

— Steve McConnell

“usually more time is spent in making good-looking presentation slides than in improving the quality of the software.”

— Steve McConnell

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

“the error rate in manual testing is comparable to the bug rate in the code being tested.”

— Steve McConnell

“few people can understand more than three levels of nested ifs”

— Steve McConnell

“[...] 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

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

“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

The trouble with quick and dirty is that dirty remains long after quick has been forgotten.

— Steve McConnell