doseofreality

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by doseofreality 5y ago
Jira is bad, but SIM is horrendous. SIM makes Jira look good.
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by doseofreality 6y ago
Maybe it should have been an article on: "You Don't Need WeWork"
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by doseofreality 6y ago
friends don’t let friends use us-east-1.
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by doseofreality 8y ago
If you post it, you'll get your own letters from him demanding you forget him or be in violation of GDPR.
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by doseofreality 8y ago
Queue up some saying about trees, sky, growth, etc.
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by doseofreality 9y ago
Having to suffer with Scrum at work is bad enough. This sounds like a great idea for people who hate themselves.
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by doseofreality 9y ago
They were also a forerunner in not using the loudspeaker system to page various employees.
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by doseofreality 9y ago
So, if a developer takes too long developing the pre-defined micro-task which you've assigned them, you have to followup with them and report on why a micro-task took too long? If this isn't micromanagement, what would you define
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by doseofreality 9y ago
The choices really are: a) a lot more government, or b) more government
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by doseofreality 9y ago
This is owned by Atlassian/Hipchat.
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by doseofreality 9y ago
Except at most companies that use Scrum, there are very rigid rules sent down from above regarding the implementation of Scrum. These rules apply to the whole company and can't be questioned or changed via retros.
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by doseofreality 9y ago
Yes, that all sounds great, but "agile" has morphed into things like SaFE in the real world.
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by doseofreality 9y ago
In Agile, as implemented at most non-consulting shop places, the Product Owner really doesn't have the authority to block things coming into the sprint being pushed from executive staff, important customers, or sales. The PO just acts
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by doseofreality 9y ago
Just search on "dev manager" and agile. You'll come across lots of articles from scrum proponents that attempt to severely downplay the need and role of dev managers and sometimes claim they aren't needed at all in an a
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by doseofreality 9y ago
Exactly, SCRUM/agile can't fix any of the things you mentioned.
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by doseofreality 9y ago
This is the inevitable and unwinnable argument in any thread that dares to question the value of Scrum.
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by doseofreality 9y ago
It is to Google's advantage for you not to use Bookmarks. They _want_ you to rely on using Google to search in every case possible.
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by doseofreality 10y ago
Uh, your friend did not invent that nickname. It has been around for more than a decade and is used commonly including in media articles about Whole Foods.
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by doseofreality 11y ago
Stating which location you are in would be important for salary comparison purposes.
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by doseofreality 11y ago
I work in Austin, and I do the same thing albeit with a hoodie.
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by doseofreality 11y ago
But more likely they'll be spent in the office.
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by doseofreality 11y ago
Problem is, all those housing bullets have already been shot dealing with the last housing mess. Good luck next time.
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by doseofreality 11y ago
My guess is that no one would really read these standup summaries.
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by doseofreality 11y ago
Yes, right. Housing can never fall. I've heard that one before.
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by doseofreality 11y ago
Maybe, but no growth towns like Austin was in the late 80s/early 90s are pretty great for younger people who aren't all that concerned about making "a go at life."
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by doseofreality 11y ago
This article sure smells like it may be calling the "top" in the current Austin "unstoppable" growth phase.
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by doseofreality 11y ago
Lived in Austin for 15+ years, and I agree with you on all points. Austin is incredibly overrated in the media and in its own mind.
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by doseofreality 11y ago
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by doseofreality 11y ago
So, you should be "Android first" with an app that could never be written on iOS? Yes, I'd say that makes sense.
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by doseofreality 11y ago
Did you read the bit where he moved to the UK from the USA?

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