In another example of a high-profile software quality problem, Gizmodo reports that a Japanese satellite that was meant to observe black holes was doomed by poor software quality:
“It was only up there a month when something went wrong. A series of unfortunate events caused by both human errors and software flaws sent the satellite spinning out of control.”
This is a good quote from Bjarne Stroustrup: “More good code has been written in languages denounced as bad than in languages proclaimed wonderful — much more.”
The image comes from this tweet, and the quote comes from an old book called The Design and Evolution of C++.
This oreilly.com article about balancing quality and product features (from the perspective of a CTO/CIO) is a good read. The editor’s note states, “This is part of a series exploring the trials and tribulations of first-time managers. Camille Fournier, former CTO at Rent the Runway, is often asked for advice on how to make the transition from an individual contributor to a manager.”
