I’m listening to Eric Normand’s reading of Out of the Tar Pit. The paper Out of the Tar Pit kinda feels like it is saying, “complexity is the enemy in software projects, and here is the best way to tame it”.
When I squint, I don’t see software development. I see a a field of engineering. A very complicated one. One that has been around for maybe 50 years. And I see someone making a claim about the best way to succeed in the field.
Looking through this lens, I feel a large amount of skepticism.
Maybe this is an example.
I’m listening to Eric Normand’s reading of Out of the Tar Pit. The paper Out of the Tar Pit kinda feels like it is saying, “complexity is the enemy in software projects, and here is the best way to tame it”.
When I squint, I don’t see software development. I see a a field of engineering. A very complicated one. One that has been around for maybe 50 years. And I see someone making a claim about the best way to succeed in the field.
Looking through this lens, I feel a large amount of skepticism.