September 2001
Volume 3 • Number 4

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TALKING POINTS
An Interview with Jerry Weinberg

by Beth Layman, Associate Editor

What should a person say when introducing Jerry Weinberg? Should one say that he is an icon, a leader in the field of software engineering? Brilliant? The author of more than 30 books, including The Psychology of Computer Programming; Handbook of Walkthroughs, Inspections, and Technical Reviews; and Quality Software Management (four volumes)? Or should one say that he’s just a really nice guy? He is all of these things and more to many of us in the field. His workshops and writings have taught, encouraged, and inspired us over the years. I was thrilled when he agreed to let me interview him for SQP. We talked about the state of the practice, becoming a technical leader (incidentally, yet another title of one of his books), and the future of software engineering. I hope SQP readers will find his answers as insightful and entertaining as
I did.

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