I actually don’t think I disagree with you in principle. I had the chance to talk shop with Kent Beck, and honestly, I don’t think he would either.
Honestly, I can sum it up pretty succinctly:
“Use some common fucking sense”
I don’t think you should HAVE to read that. But, I’m routinely disappointed.
So, I love the Agile Manifesto, because instead of saying “Use your fucking head” to my managers who claim to be agile, I can much more diplomatically say “What does the agile manifesto say about that?”
Well there’s agile and then there’s agile…
What percentage of places that claim to be agile have even a single decision maker that has read the agile manifesto?
I’m going to say, generously, 3%.
I like to tell new hires : “we claim to do agile but we really don’t… Like everybody else”
If your method of development requires reading a manifesto go fuck yourself.
I actually don’t think I disagree with you in principle. I had the chance to talk shop with Kent Beck, and honestly, I don’t think he would either.
Honestly, I can sum it up pretty succinctly:
“Use some common fucking sense”
I don’t think you should HAVE to read that. But, I’m routinely disappointed.
So, I love the Agile Manifesto, because instead of saying “Use your fucking head” to my managers who claim to be agile, I can much more diplomatically say “What does the agile manifesto say about that?”