Diary of a grumpy old engineer

I know that you believe that you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant – Anonymous The biggest challenge with requirements is finding the right balance between academic purity, practical usability, appropriate granularity, and of course, timing. In other words: […]

You’ve got the confidence of a lion and the audacity of a squirrel… but you can’t own this. – Anonymous This question keeps coming up, so let’s settle it. The Software Requirements Specification defines the WHAT; the behaviors, constraints, and obligations the software must satisfy. It’s the launch point for every downstream activity: algorithms, architecture, […]