A Quote by Steve McConnell

The default movement on a software project should be in the direction of taking elements of the software away to make it simpler rather than adding elements to make it more complex.

Steve McConnell

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Steve McConnell
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Born: September 3, 1962

I don't think I've ever seen a piece of commercial software where the next version is simpler rather than more complex.

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Steve McConnell

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