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Christopher_Wolfgang_Alexander

Time for Equilibrium

“Misfit provides an incentive to change; good fit provides none. In theory the process is eventually bound to reach the equilibrium of well-fitting forms. However, for the fit to occur in practice, one vital condition must be satisfied. It must have time to happen. The process must be able to achieve equilibrium before the next culture change upsets it again... The direct response is the feedback of the process. If the process is to maintain the good fit ... while the culture drifts, it needs a feedback sensitive enough to take action the moment that one of the potential failures actually occurs.”

• Source: Alexander, C. (1964). Notes on the Synthesis of Form. Harvard University Press. ISBN: 9780674627512. Retrieved 2018-03-29 from https://monoskop.org/images/f/ff/Alexander_Christopher_Notes_on_the_Synthesis_of_Form.pdf . Page 50-51.

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  • Christopher_Wolfgang_Alexander_quotes
  • Christopher_Wolfgang_Alexander_quotes/Time_for_Equilibrium

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Keywords: Design_quotes Incongruity_quotes Change_quotes Equilibrium_quotes Schedule_quotes Time_quotes Feedback_quotes Misfit_quotes Incentive_quotes Fit_quotes Theory_quotes Process_quotes Bound_quotes Form_quotes Practice_quotes Vital_quotes Condition_quotes Satisfy_quotes Time_quotes Happen_quotes Achieve_quotes Before_quotes Culture_quotes Upset_quotes Direct_quotes Response_quotes Maintain_quotes Drift_quotes Sensitive_quotes Action_quotes Potential_quotes Failure_quotes Occur_quotes

Robert_N_Britcher

Failures Disappointing

“... discovering a failure is disappointing, and then there is pressure from above not to find them. Everyone wants the software out the door.”

• Source: Britcher, Robert N. (1999). The Limits of Software: People, Projects, and Perspectives. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley. ISBN 0-201-43323-0. Page 61.

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  • Robert_N_Britcher_quotes
  • Robert_N_Britcher_quotes/Failures_Disappointing

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Keywords: Discovery_quotes Failure_quotes Pressure_quotes Software_quotes Schedule_quotes Testing_quotes Disappoint_quotes Find_quotes Door_quotes

Fred Brooks

Brooks' Law

“Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.”

• Source: Brooks Jr., F. P. (1995). The Mythical Man-Month - Essays on Software Engineering (Anniversary Edition) | 1975/1995 (Anniv.). Boston. MA: Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 0201835959. Chapter 2, page 25. Known as Brooks' Law.

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  • Fred_Brooks_quotes
  • Fred_Brooks_quotes/Brooks_Law

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Keywords: Project_quotes Project_Management_quotes Schedule_quotes Software_Engineering_quotes Software_Management_quotes Human_Resources_quotes Law_quotes Management_quotes Software_quotes Engineering_quotes Human_quotes Resource_quotes Make_quotes Late_quotes

Hollis_A_Kinslow

Deadlines and Iteration

“Iteration is cut short by an arbitrary deadline. This is a fact that must be changed.”

• Source: Hollis A. Kinslow in a report entitled Software Engineering: Report of a Conference Sponsored by the NATO Science Committee. Chaired by Friedrich Ludwig Bauer. Edited by P. Naur; B. Randell. Conference held 1968-10-07 through 1968-10-11 in Garmisch, Germany. OCLC: 35337842. See http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/NATO/index.html ; http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/NATO/nato1968.PDF ; https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1102020 ; https://books.google.com/books/about/Software_engineering.html?id=Uc9QAAAAYAAJ . Page 21.

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  • Hollis_A_Kinslow_quotes
  • Hollis_A_Kinslow_quotes/Deadlines_and_Iteration

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Keywords: Iterative_quotes Deadline_quotes Project_quotes Schedule_quotes Arbitrariness_quotes Fact_quotes Change_quotes Cut_quotes Short_quotes

Mark_Seemann

Pair Programming

“...not everyone likes pair programming. As a typical introvert, I personally find the activity exhausting. It also leaves little room for contemplation, and it requires synchronization of schedules... it’s hardly practical or desirable to do it all the time.”

• Source: Mark Seemann, “Code That Fits in Your Head: Heuristics for Software Engineering”. Published in 2021 by Pearson Education, Kindle Edition, ISBN: 978-0-13-746440-1. Page 190.

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  • Mark_Seemann_quotes
  • Mark_Seemann_quotes/Pair_Programming

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Keywords: Everyone_quotes Like_quotes Pair_quotes Programming_quotes Typical_quotes Introvert_quotes Activity_quotes Exhaust_quotes Leave_quotes Little_quotes Room_quotes Contemplation_quotes Require_quotes Synchronization_quotes Schedule_quotes Practical_quotes Desirable_quotes All_quotes Time_quotes Do_quotes

Gerald_Weinberg

Slack Saves Time

“Slack saves time.”

• Source: Weinberg, G. M. (2014). More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant ’s Tool-Kit. Victoria, Canada: Lean Publishing. Retrieved from at http://leanpub.com/moresecrets

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  • Gerald_Weinberg_quotes
  • Gerald_Weinberg_quotes/Slack_Saves_Time

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Keywords: Slack_quotes Time_quotes Schedule_quotes Save_quotes