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> "How do they write the right stuff? The answer is, it’s the process. The group’s most important creation is not the perfect software they write — it’s the pr
by eddieoz 6y ago
> "How do they write the right stuff?
The answer is, it’s the process. The group’s most important creation is not the perfect software they write — it’s the process they invented that writes the perfect software.
It’s the process that allows them to live normal lives, to set deadlines they actually meet, to stay on budget, to deliver software that does exactly what it promises. It’s the process that defines what these coders in the flat plains of southeast suburban Houston know that everyone else in the software world is still groping for. It’s the process that offers a template for any creative enterprise that’s looking for a method to produce consistent – and consistently improving — quality."
I think here it is part of the solution. The team culture should be strong as also, to achieve a good software.
- parshua 6y agoAccording to the article, 260 people are writing code for systems with strict specifications that do not change much over time. That's a significant constraint on the externalities they deal with. In contrast, most commercial programmers write an order of magnitude more code for systems far less defined with more unpredictable externalities, with shorter deadlines. There is no magic in the world. Everything has a reason, and it's often not (just) due to incompetence or stupidity.