Software Best Practices

At Construx I teach both the Estimation seminar and the Advanced Quality seminar. One question I usually get during the Estimation seminar goes something like this, "How can I estimate how long quality will take?" Now this is a fascinating question in that it is so wrong and yet so important...

One of my secret passions is to kill the man (or woman) who started to use the terms verification and validation in the software world. I know you are hiding out there and when I find you, I will do justice. I mean, first of all there is this horrible trick of using two words that sound soooo close in...

Okay, here's a really sticky situation for you. For the last 3 years, I've been the sole developer on a software project that has gone notoriously awry. We're guilty of almost every one of the classic software mistakes. (For the horror fans, you can read about it here: Creating My Own Personal...