In chapter 3 of Rapid Development, Steve McConnell identified 36 “classic software mistakes.” That book was published in 1996 and a lot has changed since then. So I was happy to learn that he released a white paper that expanded and updated the list.
The new list was validated with a survey of about 500 software professionals. The data gathered from the survey allowed McConnell and rank the list, which makes it much more valuable.
Read on to find out which software development practices are actually the worst “classic software mistakes.”