{"id":27622,"date":"2017-05-25T21:17:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T19:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=27622"},"modified":"2017-05-25T21:17:46","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T19:17:46","slug":"eight-rules-for-effective-software-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/25\/eight-rules-for-effective-software-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Rules for Effective Software Production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Timofey Nevolin wrote an excellent article “Eight Rules for Effective Software Production<\/a>” over at Toptal.com<\/a>. \u00a0The whole thing is well worth a read, but here are the 8 rules to get you started:<\/p>\n

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  1. Understand the IT Mentality<\/li>\n
  2. Do Not Mix Software Production and Development Methodologies<\/li>\n
  3. Use Persistent Storage as an Extension to Human Memory<\/li>\n
  4. Stop Wasting Time on Formal Time Estimation<\/li>\n
  5. Understand the Cost of Switching Tasks and Juggling Priorities<\/li>\n
  6. Use Architecture Reviews as a Way to Improve System Design<\/li>\n
  7. Value Team Players<\/li>\n
  8. Focus on Teamwork Organization<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    All of these are good and true, but if I had to pick one, I’d say that rule 4 is my personal favorite. \u00a0Sometimes I feel like I’ve spent a good quarter of my life in meetings, discussions, and other estimation sessions. \u00a0And looking back at all of them, I have to honestly say that they all of them were a waste of time. \u00a0The only useful part of an estimation session is a high-level project plan, but that can be achieved with a project planning session – much narrower goal, much more measurable, and much easier to achieve.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

    Timofey Nevolin wrote an excellent article “Eight Rules for Effective Software Production” over at Toptal.com. \u00a0The whole thing is well worth a read, but here are the 8 rules to get you started: Understand the IT Mentality Do Not Mix Software Production and Development Methodologies Use Persistent Storage as an Extension to Human Memory Stop … Continue reading Eight Rules for Effective Software Production<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Eight Rules for Effective Software Production #work #programming #ProjectManagement #management","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,18,62,1334],"tags":[580,3178,1673,17],"keyring_services":[],"class_list":["post-27622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-programming","category-technology","category-web-work","tag-management","tag-project-management","tag-software-engineering","tag-work"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47591,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2020\/03\/12\/tips-for-implementing-a-software-release-process\/","url_meta":{"origin":27622,"position":0},"title":"Tips for Implementing a Software Release Process","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"March 12, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I came across this nice article outlining some of the tips for implementing the software release process. 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