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Developers · Updated 18 Oct, 10:02 pm IST

Opinion: software reflects the people who build it

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Why it matters for readers: It explains that software isn't just made by processes—people's perspectives affect how it works.

  • Good products reflect the experience, cares, and thinking style of the people who make them.1
  • The industry often describes software production as a repeatable factory pipeline, but the author challenges that view.1
  • Two teams with similar customers and technology can build very different products because of differing understanding and style.1
  • The author values intuition developed through experience and customer conversations over strict process or hiding behind data.1

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