The Pragmatic Craftsman         :: Simplicity from complexity :: | About Me |

You are here: The Pragmatic Craftsman > Quotes

Go to: « Joel on Software | Stas on Software-Eng »

Software Engineering Principles

This is a pretty good quote by Steve McConnell, one of my favorite software authors (he's an author of Code Complete, see Books I Recommend), about software engineering and its value to a developer. I could not agree more with Steve.

An investment in learning software engineering principles is a particular good investment for a software professional to make because that knowledge will last a whole career溶ot be half obsolete within three years.

As a software development professional, you need knowledge of specific technologies to do your job. But you need knowledge of software engineering principles to do your job well. A continuing pursuit of such knowledge is one mark of a true professional.
--Steve Mc Connell in IEEE Software, March 1999


Comments

Post a comment









Remember personal info?







Go to:
   « previous entry: Joel on Software
   » next entry: Stas on Software-Eng

Random Quote

Search

 

Topics

Architecture & Design :12
Better Coder :29
Books :43
Books Recommended :18
Buzzwords :5
Career :25
Craftsmanship :15
Java :15
Quotes :25
Recommended :9
Software Engineering :3
Uncategorized :33
Web Development :1

Archive

May 2008 (1)
April 2008 (2)
March 2008 (1)
February 2008 (1)
January 2008 (2)
November 2007 (1)
October 2007 (3)
August 2007 (3)

...since January 2002

Currently Reading


:: See list of books I finished reading

Info

© 2001-2008 Stanley Kubasek About me :: Contact me