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When Fortune Abandons Developers
You need more than hope to create software
I sensed that fortune was abandoning me. I no longer had in the feeling of ultimate success, and if one is not prepared to take risks when the time is ripe, one ends up doing nothing. Napoleon Bonaparte
Code is written by the development team, but software is created by all the members of the project.
Code is that last step, after the requirements have been defined, stories written, testing, plans, decisions made and problems solved.
Software development teams are reliant on other team members and leaders who need to do their job before the software team can do their job.
A good software team cannot beat ineffective leadership, poor decisions, and an inability to resolve problems.
Napoleon
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake — Napoleon
Napoleon was one of the greatest military generals ever. He organised his army uniquely, and used different tactics of speed and surprise to defeat generals who were fighting with tactics from the last wars.
