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> if you can't change something Oh, but I can change something. If you remember having this discussion last year, it was ”worked on feature X yesterday. Will c
by randomdata 5y ago
> if you can't change something
Oh, but I can change something. If you remember having this discussion last year, it was ”worked on feature X yesterday. Will continue to work on feature X today. No blockers.” To which I pointed out that the "No blockers" part serves no purpose as if anyone had a known blocker, they would have already let the team know when it became a blocker, not wait for a fixed time of day. It is not coincidence that the last part isn't said today.
Today, I am here to share that the rest of the canned response is also useless.
Build camaraderie. Actually talk about the work you are doing with your teammates. These things can be beneficial and you'll still get the same non-verbal cues if there is something afoot. Don't waste valuable time on nothingness.
- geodel 5y agoAgree with sheer banality and vapidity of typical standups. Sometimes I feel organized religions have got nothing on Agile cult.
- Buttons840 5y agoI consider "no blockers" to simply be a nicer way of saying "I'm done talking now". Developers aren't always the most socially gracefully, but hopefully we can continue to avoid saying "I'm done talking now".
- randomdata 5y ago"No blockers" as a funny sign-off phrase akin to "Bye", sure. But I've seen teams explicitly ask "Do you have any blockers?" 1. If I did, I would have told you a long time ago when it became a blocker. 2. If I somehow forgot to tell you a long time ago, I would have told you when I did my standup comedy^H^H^H^H^H^H routine. 3. If I still somehow forgot after all that, it doesn't matter.