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Re:Things I have learnt as the software engineering lead of ... by egor598 on Friday December 29, 2017 @04:16PM (#16032042)
>>Construction work is not a good metaphor for software/product development. Factory work neither.

I like this, really fed up with everyone comparing software development with construction work and/or building a house. Don't compare those, apples to oranges. Sure, borrow the best, most appropriate things, techniques, methodologies, approaches and not just from construction. Just don't compare.

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Re:Things I have learnt as the software engineering lead of ... by mmcnl on Saturday December 30, 2017 @09:55AM (#16035470)
Avoid metaphors in general. In my experience, metaphors lead to discussion about the correctness of the metaphor instead of the subject the metaphor was referring to. This is a waste of time.
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