For me the article reads like something between a bunch of truisms and outright straw man bashing. I half expected the author to tell me that waterfall is bad[

For me the article reads like something between a bunch of truisms and outright straw man bashing. I half expected the author to tell me that waterfall is bad[0]. Last but not least, the interesting programs quite often aren't written with perfect knowledge of the domain. You often have to push forward even though the uncertainty is there. "Why did you write it this way?" "Because I didn't know how to write it and I needed to write something to move forward." "Ah-ha! Cargo cult! I am so smart!" [0] Waterfall is also a bit of a straw man https://ultimatesdlc.com/father-waterfall/ https://ultimatesdlc.com/father-waterfall/