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Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship


The Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship has been around for a while (go read it) with a growing number of signatories around the world. Robert Martin sums it up in one short sentence: " We are tired of writing crap". Since crap can be easily mis-understood he elaborates (reproduced here without asking for permission ):
  • What we are not doing:
    • We are not putting code at the centre of everything.
    • We are not turning inward and ignoring the business and the customer.
    • We are not inspecting our navels.
    • We are not offering cheap certifications.
    • We are not forgetting that our job is to delight our customers.
  • What we will not do anymore:
    • We will not make messes in order to meet a schedule.
    • We will not accept the stupid old lie about cleaning things up later.
    • We will not believe the claim that quick means dirty.
    • We will not accept the option to do it wrong.
    • We will not allow anyone to force us to behave unprofessionally.
  • What we will do from now on:
    • We will meet our schedules by knowing that the only way to go fast is to go well.
    • We will delight our customers by writing the best code we can.
    • We will honour our employers by creating the best designs we can.
    • We will honour our team by testing everything that can be tested.
    • We will be humble enough to write those tests first.
    • We will practice so that we become better at our craft.
  • We will remember what our grandmothers and grandfathers told us:
    • Anything worth doing is worth doing well.
    • Slow and steady wins the race.
    • Measure twice cut once.
    • Practice, Practice, Practice.
Go read more from Robert and follow him. While your are on it, sign the manifesto.

Posted by on 25 January 2011 | Comments (0) | categories: Software

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