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How good is good enough?
I've undertaken a couple of project reviews recently where I've been asked to assess whether the code is "good enough". All software systems have a real-world context and the project has to balance scope, budget and schedule. With this mind, what is ...
14-Mar-2008
11:11:38
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Poor execution
Let me paraphrase an interesting statement I heard last week about a software system. The high-level design is fine, but the execution was poor. I found this interesting and started thinking about it from several perspectives. You can define the ...
30-Jul-2007
19:23:00
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Quality
Kevin posted a great entry about his first architect experiences and it's inspired me to write a follow up about quality. Contrary to my expectations, I've found that being separated from the development team has made me more tolerant of their ...
02-May-2006
22:01:41
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Reviews
I recently read chapter 5 of Applied Software Project Management and it was all about reviews. Inspections, desk checks, walkthroughs and code reviews were all mentioned along with the compelling argument that reviews have a very high return on ...
17-Mar-2006
15:05:20