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“One principle problem of educating software engineers is that they will not use a new method until they believe it works and, more importantly, that they will not believe the method will work until they see it for themselves.”

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Watts Humphrey
Watts Humphrey

Watts Humphrey was an outstanding software engineer renowned for his contributions to software process improvement and agile development. Born on July 4, 1927, and passing away on October 28, 2010, Humphrey's work included the development of various software process improvement methods such as Personal Software Process (PSP) and Team Software Process (TSP), which had a profound impact on enhancing the quality and efficiency of software development. more

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