Rules of Thumb

by Tim O'Reilly
July 1992

Preface

Welcome to O'Reilly & Associates.

This handbook is designed to give you some background about the company, its goals and objectives, and the way we work.

I called this booklet "Rules of Thumb" because every rule in it is meant to be broken at some time or another, whenever there is good reason. We have no absolute policies, just guidelines based on past experience. As we grow, we will learn, and will make new empirical rules about what works best in new situations.

If you have questions or objections to any of our policies, speak up. There is no guarantee that objections will lead to changes--but they will be heard, and answered to the best of our ability.

--Tim O'Reilly