Steve McConnell Quotes
Heuristic is an algorithm in a clown suit. It’s less predictable, it’s more fun, and it comes without a 30-day, money-back guarantee.
It's better to wait for a productive programmer to become available than it is to wait for the first available programmer to become productive.
The trouble with quick and dirty is that dirty remains long after quick has been forgotten.
A brute force solution that works is better than an elegant solution that doesn't work.
The default movement on a software project should be in the direction of taking elements of the software away to make it simpler rather than adding elements to make it more complex.
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 error-free.
Engineering is the application of scientific principles toward practical ends. If the engineering isn't practical, it's bad engineering.
It's OK to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn't need to figure out code. You should be able to read it.
The job of the average manager requires a shift in focus every few minutes. The job of the average software developer requires that the developer not shift focus more often than every few hours.
In software, the chain isn't as strong as its weakest link; it's as weak as all the weak links multiplied together.
There are no secrets on an successful software project. Both good and bad news must be able to move up and down the ptoject hierarchy without restriction.
In my experience, you either have encapsulation and abstraction or you have neither. There is no middle ground.
Trying to apply formal methods to all software projects is just as bad as trying to apply code-and-fix development to all projects.
A typical software project can present more opportunities to learn from mistakes than some people get in a lifetime.
