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	<description>Martin L. Shoemaker, Software Architecture Analyst</description>
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		<title>An Argument for Requirements Analysts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An attempt to trade quality for cost or schedule actually results in increased cost and a longer schedule. Steve McConnell,Professional Software Development What has long been known in other businesses is true for software development as well: if you cut &#8230; <a href="http://theumlguy.com/an-argument-for-requirements-analysts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quality is NOT Free</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A business classic tells us that Quality Is Free. The title is intentionally provocative: no, quality isn&#8217;t free, it just pays for itself. But first, you have to pay for it. And that, unfortunately, is where we fail in the &#8230; <a href="http://theumlguy.com/quality-is-not-free/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It’s All About Communication</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 02:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This was originally chapter 13 of my book, UML Applied: A .NET Perspective from Apress. My editor and my tech reviewer read it; and both said, &#8220;We like it; but what does it have to do with UML?&#8221; So &#8230; <a href="http://theumlguy.com/its-all-about-communication/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Doctors are the Stupidest Users!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 02:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note to doctors: No, I don&#8217;t really mean that title. I use provocative titles to get attention and capture an attitude. What? What are you doing? You&#8217;re going to stick that thermometer where? Doctors are the stupidest users. If you&#8217;ve &#8230; <a href="http://theumlguy.com/doctors-are-the-stupidest-users/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quantity IS Quality</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 02:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a mailing list where I hang out, a participant recently said (paraphrased): “He believes that popularity proves quality. I believe that there is almost no correlation between quality and popularity.” We hear this sort of thing all the time. &#8230; <a href="http://theumlguy.com/quantity-is-quality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Concern vs. Worry vs. Obliviousness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 02:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concern Worry Obliviousness &#8220;Has this happened yet?&#8221; &#8220;Oh, no, what if this happens?&#8221; &#8220;This could never happen.&#8221; &#8220;How likely is this to happen?&#8221; &#8220;Oh, no, what if this happens?&#8221; &#8220;This could never happen.&#8221; &#8220;How can we tell if this happens?&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://theumlguy.com/concern-vs-worry-vs-obliviousness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Take Pity on the Poor Maintenance Coder</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 01:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It might be you.]]></description>
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		<title>Process is a Lie</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Process is a lie. All of it. If you&#8217;re spitting and fuming because you believe in software development processes, bear with me. I have a point to make, and you&#8217;ll enjoy it. If you&#8217;ve never believed in software development processes &#8230; <a href="http://theumlguy.com/process-is-a-lie/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Murphy&#8217;s Dictionary: Short Cut</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short Cut (n): Something that will take longer and cost more, but might gain some immediate goal. (Odds of gaining that immediate goal average around 7.3%.) Example: &#8220;Yeah, we know we needed to test that, but it would take all &#8230; <a href="http://theumlguy.com/murphys-dictionary-short-cut/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Murphy&#8217;s Dictionary: Show Stopper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Show Stopper (n): The largest bug that isn&#8217;t fixed yet. Example: &#8220;Last week, the show stopper was that the brakes cut out. This week, the show stopper is that the buttons are cyan instead of teal.&#8221;]]></description>
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