Software Myths

Many causes of a software affliction can be traced by a mythology that arose during the previous history of the software development. On the other hand ancient myths which often provided human lessons that are well worth heeding confusion and software myths propagated misinformation. Software myths had a number of attributes that made them insidious for instance they appeared to be   reasonable statements of fact (sometimes containing elements of truth) they had an intuitive feel and they were often promulgated through experienced practitioners who "knew the score".

Presently most knowledgeable professionals recognize myths for what they are misleading attitudes which have caused serious problems of technical people and managers alike. However old habits and attitudes are difficult to modify and remnants of software myths are still believed.