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by Jason Sankey.
Original Post: Software As Engineering
Feed Title: a little madness
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Feed Description: A man needs a little madness, or else he never dares cut the rope and be free. -Nikos Kazantzakis
Bertrand Meyer (of Eiffel fame) posted recently on The one sure way to advance software engineering. Meyer’s thesis is that by thorough examination of past software failures, we could learn from those mistakes. This is true enough, but then Meyer goes on to suggest that we:
… pass a law that requires extensive professional [...]