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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: October 08, 2002 Interview with Alan Cooper: The Future of Software Development and the .NET Platform -- "For years I’ve talked about software development, but it’s a confusing label. Software doesn’t get developed. It gets built. It’s a construction project. Calling it development gives the impression that it’s an ongoing thing, and many of the ills we experience come from that." (Comments: Thanks Kung Pao.)
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Having spent a long time in every role, I can tell you it’s a craft, as much as a stonemasons building a cathedral. Software programmers have more in common with masons than with engineers. If you want to understand programmers a bit more then read this interview. Posted by: Mac on October 9, 2002 03:19 AM
Gee... "developed", "built"... what an epiphany! A silly semantic squabble is all that Cooper has to offer? Posted by: MadMan on October 9, 2002 09:35 AM
It's a promotional piece for Cooper, made to look like an interview, nothing more. Don't waste time looking for meaning where there is little or none. Posted by: Ron Zeno on October 9, 2002 10:42 AM
I used to think along the lines of 'building' a software program - trying to anticipate current needs, future needs, whatever needs there might be, then structuring the whole thing and laying the brick. Trouble is, that makes for a very inflexible program. Since then, I've moved back towards the iterative design side of the scale. In that respect, it is software "development" because things do change. Often, needs that loomed so large just a few months prior end up being revamped and retooled as other needs are understood more thoroughly. It works better with usability engineering, too. Posted by: Lydia on October 9, 2002 04:42 PM
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