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Tag Archives: software quality
Do Bad Programmers Know About Technical Debt?
In short, no. But why am I asking the question in the first place? Well, much discussion in the technical blogs (such as the NOOP.NL Top 200) is centered around the idea about whether a mediocre programmer will land on … Continue reading
Technical Debt Quadrant
Martin Fowler clears up some of the confusion around the term “technical debt“: The debt metaphor reminds us about the choices we can make with design flaws. The prudent debt to reach a release may not be worth paying down … Continue reading
The Duct-Tape Programmer Explained
Hope you had the time to read through all the essays linked to in yesterday’s post about the reactions to Joel Spolsky’s article “The Duct-Tape Programmer”. Here is my take on it. The use of the words “Duct-Tape” was only … Continue reading
Why Developers Say, “It Works On My System”
Because it is not as bad as saying, “Don’t blame me for it.” “It works on my computer” is one of those things that reminds me of how pedestrians behave as drivers and vice versa. The pedestrian feels that the … Continue reading
Zero Defect Software
Tim Barcz has an interesting post about striving for software with zero defects: I think we should not shy away from holding ourselves to an excessively high standard. Frankly, I’m more familiar with how to do it as a developer … Continue reading
Tom DeMarco on Software Engineering
Tom DeMarco has written a thoughtful and introspective article on software engineering (PDF). In that, he questions some of his early work on metrics, wondering if it is still relevant. He suggests that there was too much focus on time … Continue reading
