"Oh yeah, we have lots of tests! I'm not sure if they work, though."

The only way to get accurate software development estimates is to do the software development.

Perfection is achieved when there is nothing left to take away, or is it?

What can you do when no change would be safe to make? First, make the change safe.

What change can you make that is as safe as adding or removing a code comment?

This should not be controversial. It's effectively a tautology.

Red-Green-Refactor may describe the mechanics of TDD, but not its essence.

TDD doesn't give you ED for free, it only makes it easier.

Painting without a drop cloth may be faster, but the hours of clean up outweigh savings.

Sooner or later, child-like understanding doesn't epxlain our lack of understanding.

How often do you come across code that look completely superfluous? Like a towel to a toddler during a haircut.