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Commoditization is already happening IMO; many devs have internalized agile to mean "slap together as many open source/SaaS APIs and then apply duct tape so it
by mattgreenrocks 13y ago
Commoditization is already happening IMO; many devs have internalized agile to mean "slap together as many open source/SaaS APIs and then apply duct tape so it holds together."
You'll see this sentiment leak out when discussing the necessity of domain modeling or testing in a mature web app that continues to grow. There's always a contingent that shows up loudly complaining, "but that looks like work! I don't want to!" They believe they have to always be kowtowing to Business by constantly shipping features and patching over what breaks.
As michaelochurch likes to say, we've been colonized by businessmen. Our own ideas about productivity and quality are slowly being replaced by theirs.