By Tracie Berardi, Program Manager, Consortium for IT Software Quality (CISQ) Chris Kohlhepp proposed the Law of Tangental Complexity in an article he wrote on the complexity of large scale systems. He explains: To successful systems we add functionality, inter-dependencies, and layers of abstraction. Pressures exist to continue adding value... Read more →

By David Gelperin, CTO, ClearSpecs Enterprises Bob, the developer, is excited. This is his first assignment with his new employer and he really wants to show them what he can do. They are asking him to develop a “make a hotel reservation” function and he is listening carefully to understand... Read more →

By David Gelperin, CTO, ClearSpecs Enterprises 40-60% of larger projects fail. Fewer smaller projects fail. Therefore, do smaller projects. It’s safer to do projects you have done successfully before, e.g., build another ecommerce website. Therefore, repeat successful projects. If you must do something larger and unfamiliar, identify its hazards and.... Read more →