ArsDigita Systems Journal: Managing Software Engineers

Why an article on managing people? And one written by someone with training in computer science rather than business administration? There are thousands of books on the best ways to manage people. Many of these books are excellent, having been written by people who've devoted their lives to the discipline.

Software engineering is different.

A thought provoking article. I don't necessarily agree with the Greenspun's 70+ hours of work per week as the way to produce great software but well worth read. Readers' comments are tacked on to the end of the article and there's a slashdot discussion in full tilt too.