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“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.”

Should Use Lines Opinion Technology Worst Approach All Time Code Software Metrics Malpractice

Book:Applied Software Measurement: Assuring Productivity and Quality

Source: Applied Software Measurement: Assuring Productivity and Quality

“Excessive or irrational schedules are probably the single most destructive influence in all of software”

Influence Destructive Software Irrational Schedules

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.”

Way Quality Development Cost Lows Faster Expensive Software Ownership Initials Cheaper High Quality

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“There are thousands of ways to mess up or damage a software projects, and only a few ways to do them well”

Way Wells Projects Mess Damage Software

Book:Applied Software Measurement: Global Analysis of Productivity and Quality

Source: Applied Software Measurement: Global Analysis of Productivity and Quality

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