"Perhaps the worst software technology of all time was the use of physical lines of code [for metrics]. Continued use of this approach, in the author's opinion, should be considered professional malpractice."

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Source : Capers Jones (1997). “Applied Software Measurement: Assuring Productivity and Quality”, McGraw-Hill Companies

Capers Jones

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“I think I deserve something beautiful.”
“If I'm passionate about something, I'll do everything I can to be a part of it.”
“Romantic love is an addiction: a perfectly wonderful addiction when itâ€™s going well, and a perfectly horrible addiction when itâ€™s going poorly.”

Source : "The brain in love". TED Talk, www.ted.com. February 2008.
“He didn't say that. He was reading what was given to him in a speech.”
“Now we stand at our own crossroads, looking out upon two futures: one with rising temperatures, rising oceans, and rising violence on a hot and strip-mined planet and another with expanding organic harvests, growing solar arrays, and deepening global partnerships on a green and thriving Earth.”

Source : Van Jones (2008). “The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems”, HarperOne
“Competing against each other leaves little space for reciprocity and the growth of social capital. Running against another in a race may benefit our speed, but jointly organising the sports day produces cooperation and trust. There are many situations where cooperation and reciprocity are more effective than competition. Civic virtues come from building on what we have in common rather than by using our differences to create in-groups, outgroups and fear driven competition”
“Life is good. Or at least, it's always interesting.”
“Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere.”

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