Brakes That Don’t Slow You Down

As an engineering student I was impressed by the intricate harmony of development processes. It was probably the same part of me that loved the uniformity and audacity that is xml. These days I use JSON 100 times more often than xml. I’ve similarly fallen out of love with process. But there’s still a grudging respect there. Like… Continue reading Brakes That Don’t Slow You Down

Agile: The Good and Bad Parts

Agile: the Good Parts (according to Bertrand Meyer): developing in short iterations of two to six weeks … has profoundly transformed the software industry for the better. absolutely no one, regardless of rank, is allowed to add anything during [an] iteration. And now, some bad bits of Agile: the general rejection of what’s derisively called… Continue reading Agile: The Good and Bad Parts