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The crisis is that software shops are ignoring the basics and pushing "fadish" solutions: "... I’ve noticed a quiet crisis unfolding in software development
by emeraldd 10y ago
The crisis is that software shops are ignoring the basics and pushing "fadish" solutions:
"... I’ve noticed a quiet crisis unfolding in software development leading to low quality applications, unhappy employees and unhappy users. Silver bullet solutions keep creeping into our awareness (Scrum, anyone?) and predictably keep letting us down.
This is almost entirely the fault poor management — or perhaps it should be called fad management."
- WalterSear 10y agoThis implies that they weren't before. I'd argue it's more that trends were slower to change in the past, for better and worse.
- deckard1 10y agoNothing has changed since Fred Brooks wrote The Mythical Man-Month. Fads will always exist as long as someone benefits from selling the fad. And there is always someone selling shovels in a gold rush.