Wartime Software (Building Better Software Better Book 3)

Wartime Software (Building Better Software Better Book 3)

This is a book about building software when competition is fierce and speed and accuracy matter.
Most people assume there is one â€œrightâ€ way to build software, and thatâ€™s that. While there are various fashion trends that infect software from time to time, none of them are as different as they like to think they are.
There are some important but little-discussed facts about the mainstream consensus of software development:
â€¢ It is mostly organized to give non-technical people confidence that things are OK, meaning on-time and on-budget. Its highest principle is predictability. Not speed.
â€¢ It mostly doesnâ€™t work. Studies support what everyone in the field knows: most projects fail outright, or have their goals changed to avoid admitting failure.
So what we have are methods that are slow â€“ and produce crappy results! What happened to slow but sure, or slow but steady? What weâ€™ve got is slow and stupid.
If everyone you compete against uses the same crappy methods, youâ€™ll be OK. Your projects will be perpetually late and disappointing, but so will everyone elseâ€™s, so youâ€™ll be performing â€œup to standard.â€
But what if youâ€™re not? What if youâ€™re competing against a group that gets way more done in much less time? Iâ€™m not talking 10 or 20% here; Iâ€™m talking many whole-number factors, like 10, 50 or more. Whatâ€™s going to happen? Itâ€™s simple: youâ€™re going to lose! If thatâ€™s OK with you, don't read this book. Youâ€™ll be happier.
This book is part of a series devoted to Building Better Software Better, i.e., achieving superior results (better software) through optimal methods (building software better).
Country USA
Author David B. Black
Binding Kindle Edition
Format Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages 80
PublicationDate 2013-05-16
ReleaseDate 2013-05-16

Country	USA
Author	David B. Black
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages	80
PublicationDate	2013-05-16
ReleaseDate	2013-05-16

Wartime Software (Building Better Software Better Book 3)

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