Pair Programming happens to be one of the first casualties when shops hastily jump into agile bandwagon. (TDD/Test Driven Development is another). Maybe because it’s counterintuitive to many. The whole effectiveness of pair programming gets questioned (How can two working together not be wasting time?). Even Dilbert had his say. Now with agile way of [...]
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Pair programming dilemma
Posted in Agile, tagged pair programming on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Shine on you crazy windows
Posted in Agile, Organization, tagged broken windows, gladwell, power of context, tipping point on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“What do you want?” Goetz asked. “Give me five dollars,” Canty replied. Goetz looked up and, as he would say later, saw that Canty’s “eyes were shiny, and he was enjoying himself……Goetz reached into his pocket and pulled out a chrome-plated five-shot Smith and Wesson .38, firing at each of the four youths in turn. [...]
Agile – real or placebo?
Posted in Agile, tagged Agile, placebo on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is Agile software development just a placebo effect ? Do we get better results because we expect and believe things will get better? Or is there something more to Agile? Linda Rising continues to enthrall us in seeing agile way of developing software in a different perspective. Earlier it was aping the ape, which gave [...]
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