A means to an end - getting the job done

Zwartjes, Gertjan

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dc.contributor.author	Zwartjes, Gertjan
dc.date.accessioned	2009-02-26T12:56:30Z
dc.date.available	2009-02-26T12:56:30Z
dc.date.created	2008-06-28
dc.date.issued	2009-02-26T12:56:30Z
dc.description	The Post-Proceedings of this Festschrift will be formally published in The South African Computer Journal number 41.
dc.description.abstract	Failing software projects have plagued software development ever since its existence. Numerous different treatments for this plague have been introduced, where the latest trend is product centred and focuses on customer satisfaction. Whereas none of the methods, tools and techniques are a Silver Bullet, many are important aids to a successful software project. However, there is an important pitfall concerning all software engineering tools, methods and techniques: when a means is promoted to become an end. To prevent this from happening common sense and alertness are the key.
dc.identifier.citation	Zwartjes, G 2008, 'A means to an end - getting the job done', in Colloquium and Festschrift at the occasion of the 60th birthday of Derrick Kourie (Computer Science), Windy Brow, South Afica, 28 June 2008. [http://www.cs.up.ac.za/cs/sgruner/Festschrift/]
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/9049
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.rights	Gertjan Zwartjes	en_US
dc.subject	Software projects	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Software engineering
dc.subject.lcsh	Computer programming
dc.subject.lcsh	Computer software -- Development
dc.title	A means to an end - getting the job done	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US