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M. ChernenkoThe Rational Software Engineerhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9795-7_3

3. There Is No Perfect Project

Mykyta Chernenko1  
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Oslo, Norway
 

Imagine a software engineer you’ve probably come across. Let’s call him Bob. Every day, you hear him grumbling about his team’s lack of skill, and dull tasks, and saying things like “This isn’t my job!” or “The managers don’t know what they’re doing!” Sound familiar? Bob seems angry and unhappy with his project, clearly not satisfied. If you ask him if he likes the project, he’ll say, “Absolutely not!” Even if you ask him to name ONE thing he likes about the project, he’ll have a hard time coming up with something. ...

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