The Top 5 Red Flags of Software Development

Jason reads my mind and takes the words right out of my mouth with his list of the top 5 red flags of software development.

1. “Wouldn’t it be easy to…” (the hidden cost of change)
2. “This shouldn’t take long” (artificial time frame)
3. “Can you make this small change real quick?” (“small” and “quick”)
4. “Before you finish X, could you do Y?” (the mental costs of interruption)
5. “Let’s push this today” (artificial scope)

I couldn't agree more...
These sentences send shivers all over my body!

[Via: Signal Vs. Noise]

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