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Quotes that explain software development
Software development is a simple activity made to look difficult by most developers and escalated into larger problems by most managers.
Software development is a creative process which needs to control complexity. The time, skill and knowledge needed are underestimated and the majority of software projects are delivered late.
The quotes below help explain the intricacies of the software development and it’s the uninitiative approach needed.
On the surface software development seems to be just about writing code but like high level requirements, as you delve down deeper, it's about reducing bugs, reducing complexity and simplifying everything.
In software development the obvious isn’t obvious to the people involved
I have written many blog posts on these subjects but these quotes explain it simpler and quicker than I can.
Readable code
“Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that…
