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In the book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig discusses at length
the issues of evaluating quality from a philosophical perspective.
Everyone seems to know it
when they see it, he seems to say, but sometimes it's very difficult to explain why you
think something is high quality, even when
you're looking right at it.
There are metrics
that can give us some guidance in terms of measuring the quality of software,
but unfortunately,
there is a lot going on when you click that button that you cannot perceive
or measure.
It all boils down to this: are you satisfied with your software?
Does it fulfill your need and help your business? Will it still be helping
your business many years from now? These are the things that matter, and
this is how I judge whether or not the quality of software is acceptable.
Anything can be made, given enough time and money, but it's rare that
we have enough of either. The goal is to create what you need
in the most cost-effective manner so that it lasts as long as you need it.
Thank you for taking the time to read this page; I hope it has given you some
understanding of how I think.
"If you have world-class quality products, services and people, you will also generate world-class profits."
- V. Daniel Hunt
