Tom DeMarco Quotes (6 Quotes)

If a large company were to obtain thousands of software patents every year, the barrier to entry of new software companies could become insurmountable.

There are a million ways to lose a work day, but not even a single way to get one back.

Software is a thought process. To patent it is comparable to patenting induction or deduction.

Craziness is doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

Now you can make the case that it's driving innovation offshore. If you want to start a new software company that does something imaginative and wonderful, you have every incentive to start that company in Slovenia or China or a place that doesn't have these rules.

The QSM Software Almanac is an invaluable resource. It establishes a norm for software projects, including best of class, worst of class and averages. In addition, it profiles the state of the art of software construction and enhancement. I wish I'd had this wonderful reference book years ago.