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> Companies with good engineering culture do engineering well. Companies with a poor culture do most things poorly. Very true, but the "good" companies will b
by g051051 5y ago
> Companies with good engineering culture do engineering well. Companies with a poor culture do most things poorly.
Very true, but the "good" companies will be good regardless of what methodology they use. And it's rarely a one-size-fits-all approach. They recognize what works and what doesn't, without slavishly adhering to a single doctrine in the face of all evidence.
- jameshart 5y agoSo... when you're looking at a job ad, what words are you looking for that tell you a place has good engineering culture? I'm getting that 'agile' is not one of those words, but what words are?
- g051051 5y agoAn ad is pretty much useless for that, other than "negative" words (to me) like "scrum", "agile", etc. I'd be looking at the tech stack for things I'm proficient in, or things I'd be interested in learning. Also, WFH is now a critical for me, so it has to be 100% full-time remote work.
- sirsinsalot 5y agoI'm indifferent to seeing "agile" in a job ad. Getting a job or client is like dating ... you find out what they mean by their bio over a few dates. If I ever accept a client or job, there's always a grace period.