Technically not a paper, but Casey Muratori takes a very empirical approach to software development, which I find extremely practical: - https://caseymuratori.

Technically not a paper, but Casey Muratori takes a very empirical approach to software development, which I find extremely practical: - https://caseymuratori.com/blog_0015 https://caseymuratori.com/blog_0015 - https://caseymuratori.com/contents https://caseymuratori.com/contents