'Sometimes I think the problems in software development aren't that we write poor code, but rather that we rush a complex endeavor'

I think our code is getting better and better...

Also don't forget the MAIN (imho) issue behind writing your own code to re-invent the wheel: if I have to use some piece of code written by someone else I...

In regard to scalability it is of no consequence but as for the 'image' of SQL server: well, since 2010 SQL server is hosting and cohordinating the television personnell data...

I was just reading the line before your mentioning of the Zune subscription model and thinking: 'the Zune model would be a suitable solution'... the I read the next line...

Not always easy: in a small company (in terms of number of employees) but with a fairly critical application I fought for months just to have people accepting that passwords...

There was never enough time to do it right from the beginning for the customer, but there was always time enough to spend hours on end fixing it or redoing...

Ok, sure, you're totally right: in my dream world everithing would function as you described in your editorial.

But from my personal perspective of 'one man army' independent developer (recently two...

I know I'm a bit out of topic here but what about the strategy of, sometimes, killing the users? It would surely save us a lot of time....