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Latest Version - Matt Gemmell

Overview of the reasons for how many OS versions software developers should support:

The solid arguments for Latest-Only

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The whiny non-reasons to support Ancient Versions

Introduction to The Mikado Method

If we could just walk with those dependencies, or prerequisites, until we reached a re-factoring that had no prerequisites, a leaf in the dependency graph, then we could just do that refactoring without any hassle. (…) By doing so with all prerequisites, eventually our goal would be met!

There’s a book draft, a google group and examples at github.

"Shut up and ship!"
- Jeremy Zawodny in Shut Up and Ship!
"Rails is magical and sexy, it’s the Ferrari of web frameworks, it’s the foul mouthed, sullen browed, twenty-something on the sport bike. Django is more of a refined tool that is only really appreciated with experience. Django is the Bentley, the Aston Martin, the Rolls Royce of web frameworks. I’m pushing 34 now, (…) I’m not looking for a Ferrari, I’m looking for the Aston Martin."
- Christopher Roach, in I Hate Magic: Why Django Rocks!
"Good software ain’t cheap and cheap software ain’t good."
- Bob MacNeal’s comment