{"id":54,"date":"2017-03-26T21:38:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-26T20:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smharter.com\/blog\/?p=54"},"modified":"2020-08-14T18:22:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:22:01","slug":"software-development-done-right-the-foundations-a-cto-cannot-ignore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smharter.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/26\/software-development-done-right-the-foundations-a-cto-cannot-ignore\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Development Done Right &#8211; The Foundations a CTO Cannot Ignore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Download the booklet here:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smharter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Software-Development-Done-Right-The-Foundations-a-CTO-Cannot-Ignore-v1.2.pdf\">Software Development Done Right-The Foundations a CTO Cannot Ignore v1.2<\/a> (updated 19-Jun, with info from latest <q>State of DevOps Report 2017<\/q>).<\/p>\n<p>New technologies emerge every three to six months and a new paradigm shift happens every year or two.<\/p>\n<p>Every new generation of IT professional wants to start from scratch, ignoring the past and creating new trends.<\/p>\n<p>What yesterday was true, right, and good, today may seem wrong, disputable, or controversial. 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