This list would be exhaustive. There has already been enough in the press recently to show how bad things really can be. But guess what, they are always directly or indirectly related to the fairy tales. Robert Glass's book Software Runaways more than adequately describes the catastrophic failure that can be attributed to believing in fairy tales. So, don't get eaten by the big bad wolf, and don't believe in fairy tales.
So how do we make sure that our projects don't become horror stories? By the application of software engineering methods , with a good dose of reality. We have already touched on the religious experience some individuals have with respect to certain tools, methodologies, and so on. We believe in using what works.
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