Nine software development aphorisms (that are sometimes true)

January 9th, 2010

Beneficial change results from cycles of learning, doing and self-reflection.
Success derives from delivering small things of value regularly and often.
A discreet piece of work is either done or it is not done.
Better to risk a bad decision than make no decision at all.
The wisest decision is made just before it can be most efficiently acted upon and no earlier.
Most features will receive little or no use. 60% of what you want is better than 100%.
Plans document one scenario that will not happen and describe some other application than the one that was built.
On time and on budget are not synonyms for success.
In human endeavor, every enlightening truth contains a lie. The road to hell is paved with…

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