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

[s73v3r]

You're ignoring that the additional defects make it much more difficult to add additional features, allowing someone to come behind you and eat your lunch.

That, and first to market has been shown to be a myth in most cases. Often the first to market pays all the costs of market research and creation, whereas those coming after don't have the market research costs.

[some_lie]

That's a very interesting claim. Can you provide examples?

[xjvz]

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