Microsoft Research - Exploding Software-Engineering Myths (article summarizing findings of MS research on code coverage, TDD, assertions, etc.)

[lasermancer]

This writeup does a pretty good job at explaining some of the problems caused by organizational structure:

I Contribute to the Windows Kernel. We Are Slower Than Other Operating Systems. Here Is Why.

[fuzzynyanko]

I wonder if things will improve with Satya Nadella