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I think the first comment says it all: "Agile doesn’t exist, therefore, I am “not a fan” and neither are you." Agile/XP is a hodgepodge of methodologies and ap
by mhd 16y ago
I think the first comment says it all: "Agile doesn’t exist, therefore, I am “not a fan” and neither are you."
Agile/XP is a hodgepodge of methodologies and approaches to software development, plus the usual empty phrases any software engineering practice seems to carry with them (at least it’s not on a level with the ol’ Unified Process in this regard).
I could see some good scientific studies done on individual parts, e.g. TDD or pair programming, but anything else would be a rather blurry definition. (I remember some TDD studies been done, but if I remember correctly both the approach and the conclusions were a bit weird).
- jacabado 16y agoI guess the problem comes from the fact that you can't convince any programmer(engineer?) with rational arguments so the evangelists and team leaders need to resort to fairy tales. It's an art in itself which can be mastered without any technical knowledge. When this art comes to discussion it's easily taken down. I'm still reading all the related posts here but the humility and measurement could be my new passion. :D
- mhd 16y agoYou can't convince engineers with facts? That's a very, very sad assumption and/or experience. Care to elaborate?