In the end, we’re all really in the business of producing software. All of the documents we prepare, schedules we produce, status reports we write and discussions we have on project requirements are all focused on one thing: producing working software that solves a business problem or makes a business possible. Producing working software means writing code. Good code. Code that is based on modern technology and follows the design and achieves the objective. Code that is tested and maintainable. Code that just plain works.