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ThalesX, your comment here is better than the linked article. Well said. Looking back over the years of software development I've been involved in (jeez, 27)
by redleggedfrog 7y ago
ThalesX, your comment here is better than the linked article. Well said.
Looking back over the years of software development I've been involved in (jeez, 27) and remembering the things that were developed with all haste, not one of them, not a single one, met with success. There were some that were developed quickly, usually to meet contractual deadlines, that were good and gave the customer what they needed, but even then, if they could have just waited one more month, I think they would have gotten something better and been more successful.
- ThalesX 7y agoThank you for the kind words. If I may add this, I believe two forces are particularly strong when leading us to deliver rushed solutions. One is this expectancy of the market to ever grow, faster, stronger, harder. All. The. Time. The second is stakeholder focus on the short term and using estimates as deadlines to 3rd parties. These forces get translated by business people into the classic 9 women can give birth to a child in 1 month situation which we can actually deliver because most of them can actually get even more value from being able to sell maintenance. Hey, as long as lives don't get lost from shoddy implementations all is well; oh wait...