Notes:<p>My first encounter with this paper came from this thread:<p>"programmers spend most of their time trying to figure out and understand the system"<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30860135" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30860135</a><p>There are numerous interesting observations from other readers.<p>One of my favorites is:<p><i>mikewarot writes<p>> The main value of a software company is the mapping of source code and problem space in the developer’s heads [In linked article]</i>