On 8/10/05, Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The first law of software is that nothing is ever released when "it > was supposed to [be]". > > The second law of software is that people who consistently release on > time cut corners to do it. > > The caveat to the first law is that some teams are better at meeting > deadlines than others, some very good indeed. > > The caveat to the second law is that software is not necessarily > flawed just because it was released on time. > > Finally, there is the well-known (and perhaps justly criticized) law: > "Better. Faster. Cheaper. Pick any two." >
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