Software Development

Whether you intend it or not, every piece of software goes through a similar path from idea to launch.

The steps of this path are called the software development lifecycle (or SDLC for short).

Create a common vocabulary.
Define communication channels and expectations between developers and project stakeholders.
Set clear roles and responsibilities for the entire team.
Provide an agreed-upon definition of done for each step.
Formalise how to handle bugs, feature requests, and updates.

If you fail to plan you plan to fail

-- Benjamin Franklin

If you don't know where you're going, you're unlikely to end up there.

-- Forrest Gump

Design is not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works.

-- Steve Jobs

Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind.

-- Donald Knuth

It’s hard enough to find an error in your code when you’re looking for it; it’s even harder when you’ve assumed your code is error-free.

-- Steve McConnell

If it hurts... do it more often.

-- Annon

A system is never finished being developed until it ceases to be used.

-- Jerry Weinberg