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Interesting. I wonder what about software development that we do that you can prove scientifically then. Does planning a project mean faster delivery? Does th
by quickthrower2 4y ago
Interesting. I wonder what about software development that we do that you can prove scientifically then.
Does planning a project mean faster delivery?
Does thinking about architecture up front reduce refactors and technical debt.
Does estimating lead to faster software development?
There is a lot we have to decide without evidence in how we develop software.
Maybe we just pick the things that feel right and make us happy.
- moffkalast 4y ago> Does planning a project mean faster delivery? Does that plan include the client changing their mind 10 times before delivering? Or finding out that some approach doesn't work and that pivoting is needed halfway through? Likely depends on how smart the planning is. > Does estimating lead to faster software development? Unlikely, because engineers are then busy ass-pulling useless time figures over and over instead of actually working on the project. All of these points have high random factors attached to them regardless, so you'd need a pretty big sample to say what generally works best.
- quickthrower2 4y agoYes I agree with you. My point is that almost everything we do in management if software teams and architecture decisions is a guess. We have to carry on regardless and make decisions. The nuance is what you do, why you do it and is there cultism or cargo cultism to the decisions.