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Assorted Rants Tagged ‘Developer’, page 2:

On CMM, Formalism and Creativity

posted May 1, 2011 by "No Bugs" Hare

Abstract:	CMM, if taken literally, inhibits creativity “by definition”. See if we can find a creative way to allow creativity to survive.
Quote:	“…where the head of the organization is second-rate, he will see to it that his immediate staff are all third-rate; and they will, in turn, see to it that their subordinates are fourth-rate.” – C.N. Parkinson
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posted March 1, 2011 by "No Bugs" Hare

Abstract:	When done imporerply, code reuse can cause severe problems, including loss of life.
Quote:	“Reusing code from other projects or (even worse) from 3rd-parties SHOULD NOT be taken lightly. Or else…”
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posted January 1, 2011 by "No Bugs" Hare

Quote:	“Fight Features. …the only way to make software secure, reliable, and fast is to make it small” — Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Another Quote:	“If you do not have a concrete case of how a feature will be used – do not provide it. Yet.”
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