Archived Entries for March, 2021

2021-03-16

Twist a phrase

I outlived the world where I fit in; so I started work on a new one.

2021-03-12

Show me your flowcharts... and I shall continue to be mystified.

Show me your flowcharts and conceal your tables, and I shall continue to be mystified. Show me your tables, and I won’t usually need your flowcharts; they’ll be obvious. – Fred Brooks

Just got out of a meeting where an internal customer was switching from a consulting service to internal development; the consulting service was there to show what they had already done. It should surprise absolutely no one that they had flowcharts and wireframes in loving detail, but not a single table to be seen.

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