“Perhaps the worst software technology of all time was the use of physical lines of code [for metrics]. Continued use of this approach, in the author's opinion, should be considered professional malpractice.” ShouldUseLinesOpinionTechnologyWorstApproachAll TimeCodeSoftwareMetricsMalpractice Book:Applied Software Measurement: Assuring Productivity and Quality Source: Applied Software Measurement: Assuring Productivity and Quality
“The use of lines of code metrics for productivity and quality studies [is] to be regarded as professional malpractice starting in 1995.” UseLinesQualityStudyStartingProductivityCodeMetricsMalpractice Book:Assessment and Control of Software Risks Source: Assessment and Control of Software Risks
“Excessive or irrational schedules are probably the single most destructive influence in all of software” InfluenceDestructiveSoftwareIrrationalSchedules Book:Applied Software Measurement: Global Analysis of Productivity and Quality Source: Applied Software Measurement: Global Analysis of Productivity and Quality
“High-quality software is not expensive. High-quality software is faster and cheaper to build and maintain than low-quality software, from initial development all the way through total cost of ownership.” WayQualityDevelopmentCostLowsFasterExpensiveSoftwareOwnershipInitialsCheaperHigh Quality Author:Capers Jones
“There are thousands of ways to mess up or damage a software projects, and only a few ways to do them well” WayWellsProjectsMessDamageSoftware Book:Applied Software Measurement: Global Analysis of Productivity and Quality Source: Applied Software Measurement: Global Analysis of Productivity and Quality