I've read most of the points made here in an essay Joel Spolsky wrote a while back: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000056.html http://www.joelons

I've read most of the points made here in an essay Joel Spolsky wrote a while back: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000056.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000056.html It was very insightful at the time I read it.