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Well, I bristled when they use the word "myth" freely throughout the article, as if you're doing things wrong if it's not pair-programming, shared-ownership and
by msie 15y ago
Well, I bristled when they use the word "myth" freely throughout the article, as if you're doing things wrong if it's not pair-programming, shared-ownership and you're employing specialists as opposed to generalists. It would be nice to have a bunch of generalists working in your startup who all have good knowledge of all parts of the system, but it didn't work out for me. It's hard to find full-stack programmers and I lose some sense of pride when I don't get ownership of a part of a system. It doesn't feel good to be replaceable. Don't try to do agile without coaching that's for sure.
- DanielRibeiro 15y agoCouldn't agree more. All agile practices can pay off, but people underestimate the effort and the required culture for it to work. This is one of the reasons "Agile’s Second Chasm (and how we fell in)" http://agilefocus.com/2011/02/21/agiles-second-chasm-and-how-we-fell-in/ http://agilefocus.com/2011/02/21/agiles-second-chasm-and-how...