Clean Coder, The: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers (Robert C. Martin Series)

by Robert C. Martin

A gelled team usually consists of about a dozen people. It could be as many as twenty or as few as three, but the best number is probably around twelve.

Banks and insurance companies tried to form teams around projects. This is a foolish approach. The teams simply cannot gel.

Teams are harder to build than projects. Therefore, it is better to form persistent teams that move together from one project to the next and can take on more than one project at a time.

You can’t convince people to be craftsmen. You can’t convince them to accept the craftsmanship meme.

The acceptance of a meme is not so much a rational decision as an emotional one. This is a very human thing.