Chapter 5. If you don't like the idea of prerequisites to construction, review Determine the Kind of Software You're Working On, to see how prerequisites apply to your situation, and then take a look at the data in Importance of Prerequisites, which describes the cost of not doing prerequisites. Importance of Prerequisites A common denominator of programmers who build high-quality software is their use of high-quality practices. Such practices emphasize quality at the beginning, middle, and end of a project.
