#77 Laurent Bossavit, Software Myths

Summary

Laurent Bossavit talks about the myths like the 10x developer that have grown in the software industry.

Details

Who he is, what he does. His book - The Leprechauns of Software Engineering", why he wrote it. The 10x developer, literary archeology. The telephone game, examples in the software world, cost of when defects are discovered. Industry does not have interest exposing faults, why is the word “belief” used in software, is software an engineering discipline, opinions over measurements, how did we end up with manifestos. What should we measure when judging software quality, why measuring bugs are like eating from the garbage can. How to make things better. How to get Laurent’s book. Laurent’s book recommendations.

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Book Recommendations

• Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research

• Seeing like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

Links

• The Leprechauns of Software Engineering

• Laurent’s GitHub