Afterword
Most Americans hate their jobs, including, I suppose, a good number of software development managers. I believe the primary reason is that managers are subjected to unrealistic expectations, both from their bosses and from themselves. Managers are regularly driven to make promises they and their teams can't keep. That's completely unrealistic, but managers often go along because they see no alternative. They're certainly never taught one. Until now.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. said, “A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.” I hope this book has stretched your mind to the point that you can't grin and bear it anymore, and you have to start spreading the news that there is a better way to make software. ...
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