You'll have to pardon me for not reading the whole article; but you opened up saying you've never even followed this process yourself. That's a big red flag for

You'll have to pardon me for not reading the whole article; but you opened up saying you've never even followed this process yourself. That's a big red flag for me. If history has taught us anything it is that just because it works on paper doesn't mean it works in reality. 1. Communism sounds great on paper, but we know it sucks... 2. Science works on paper a lot, but experimental physicist exist because it can't always work. 3. When Dr. Phil comes out with a weight loss plan, no one with 2 brain cells believes it actually works (cause ya know, he never lost weight on it). 4 (and my biggest point). If it's so great why have you yourself been unable to follow it? Could it be that your process is unrealistically challenging, or maybe it doesn't account for many real world issues. But I'm willing to bet that you think you write great software already and don't need to follow your own guidelines. The bottom line is that until you become your own activist (meaning you follow the principals rigidly and write good software) you can't preach it. You don't see people running around promoting a religion they don't even follow.