Gerald Weinberg Quotes

• Newton was a genius, but not because of the superior computational power of his brain. Newton's genius was, on the contrary, his ability to simplify, idealize, and streamline the world so that it became, in some measure, tractable to the brains of perfectly ordinary men.

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  Learning   Men   Brain  

  Gerald M. Weinberg (2001). “An Introduction to General Systems Thinking”, Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated

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• The Fundamental Regulator Paradox ... The task of a regulator is to eliminate variation, but this variation is the ultimate source of information about the quality of its work. Therefore, the better the job a regulator does the less information it gets about how to improve.

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  Jobs   Hard Work   Science  

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• No matter what the problem is, it's a people problem.

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  People   Matter   Problem  

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• Consultancy can be too short; or too long.

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  Long   Too Short  

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• If you don't care about quality, you can meet any other requirement.

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  Quality   Care   Requirements  

  Gerald M. Weinberg (1993). “Quality Software Management: First-order measurement”, Dorset House

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• Experience doesn't necessarily teach anything.

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  Programming   Teach   Software  

  Gerald M. Weinberg (1998). “The Psychology of Computer Programming”, Dorset House

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• In 1905, when you went motoring, you took your mechanic. Twenty-five years later, mass production revolutionized the role of the automobile, but buying a Ford wouldn't have made sense if everyone still needed a mechanic on board. In 1955, when you used your computer, you took your programmer. Twenty-five years later, mass production revolutionized the role of the computer, but buying a micro wouldn't have made sense if everyone still needed a programmer.

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  Years   Twenties   Boards  

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