Simplicity Is Key to Effective Software Development
Simplicity Is Key to Effective Software Development
According to Jason Fried, the CEO of application development firm 37signals,
three weeks is the magic number for software development projects. Anything
longer, he says, and the project runs the risk of becoming so complex that it is
doomed to failure. Simplicity is the company's mantra, as detailed in "Getting
Real," its self-published book available via its Web site. A consultant cited
here says the company effectively debunks "the startlingly dumb preconceptions
that animate most software development." The approach seems to be paying off for
37signals, which is debt-free, profitable and boasts half a million users of its
applications, according to Fried. Among the company's suggestions: Don't
increase a development project's budget, just scale back the scope.
posted by Victor Lloyd Smith @ 7:54 PM
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