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Pitfall: confusing prototypes with finished products

April 3, 2008 0 Comments
Pitfall: confusing prototypes with finished products

[From Pitfalls of Modern Software Engineering by Bruce F. Webster (forthcoming)] CATEGORIES: conceptual, managerial Make no mistake: modern software development techniques and methodologies, combined with powerful user-interface classes and software development tools, can greatly speed application development. However, they also allow application prototypes to be put together and demonstrated very quickly. This is great for […]

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Pitfall: Confusing training with skill

March 27, 2008 0 Comments
Pitfall: Confusing training with skill

[From Pitfalls of Modern Software Engineering by Bruce F. Webster (forthcoming)] CATEGORIES: conceptual Training is the acquisition of information and practices geared toward a certain end. For example, send a group of engineers to a conference with seminars on object technology, hold a class on C++ programming, or give them a set of books and […]

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Pitfall: Confusing tools with principles

March 25, 2008 0 Comments
Pitfall: Confusing tools with principles

[From Pitfalls of Modern Software Engineering by Bruce F. Webster (forthcoming)] CATEGORIES: conceptual Using tools designed for a given technology or methodology (”the TOM”) does not mean that the project will follow solid TOM principles, any more than sitting in (or even driving) an Indy-class race car qualifies you for the Indy Racing League circuit. […]

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Pitfall: Thinking a new techology or methodology is mature

February 28, 2008 1 Comment
Pitfall: Thinking a new techology or methodology is mature

[From Pitfalls of Modern Software Engineering by Bruce F. Webster (forthcoming)] CATEGORIES: conceptual OK, the pitfall title itself may be something of a giveaway, but stop and think: how often does a new technology or methodology (”the TOM”) emerge, only to have IT departments (or their executive overseers) seek to adopt the TOM for time-, […]

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Pitfall: Thinking a new technology or methodology will solve all your IT problems

February 27, 2008 2 Comments
Pitfall: Thinking a new technology or methodology will solve all your IT problems

[From Pitfalls of Modern Software Engineering by Bruce F. Webster (forthcoming)] CATEGORIES: organizational, conceptual The software development process–creating software to solve a particular problem–is long and complex and has many activities and stages. The exact list will vary depending on what book or article you read but can generally be said to include the following: […]

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