Thou Shalt Rend Software and Religion Asunder
Religion appears in software development in numerous incarnations—as dogmatic adherence to a single design method, as unswerving belief in a specific formatting or commenting style, or as a zealous avoidance of global data. Whatever the case, it's always inappropriate.
Software Oracles
Unfortunately, the zealous attitude is decreed from on high by some of the more prominent people in the profession. It's important to publicize innovations so that practitioners can try out promising new methods. Methods have to be tried before they can be fully proven or disproved. The dissemination of research results to practitioners is called "technology transfer" and is important for advancing the state of the practice ...
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