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Old software bloke:
SAP CX Commerce / hybris:2011-2024
Nebulon: 2009-2011
Borland: 2004-2009
Independent: 2002-2004
TogetherSoft: 1999-2002
UOB:1995-1999
Spectrocan Monenco: 1993-1995
Instem Computer Systems: 1989-1993
Keele University: 1986-1989
Rampant complexity is one of the biggest enemies of software quality.
Great software designs eradicate unnecessary complexity mercilessly; necessary complexity is hidden behind simpler interfaces.
December 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM
In software testing, as in life in general … never attribute to malice what can be explained adequately by incompetence
December 11, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Reposted
Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots.

To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
December 1, 2024 at 10:12 AM
High quality software is more than the absence of bugs. Bug-free rubbish is still rubbish. High quality software is genuinely useful and a delight to use.
November 27, 2024 at 3:09 PM