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Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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I'm done with Musk and his Nazis, so I've moved to BlueSky (@allenholub.bsky.social) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/allenholub). LinkedIn is more lively.
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Nov 7, 2025
    I cross-post to X, BlueSky (@allenholub.bsky.social), and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/allenholub). LinkedIn has the most lively discussions. I check in here occasionally, but not often.
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    Allen Holub - Holub Associates | LinkedIn
    I help organizations be more effective at creating software. As a consultant and trainer… · Experience: Holub Associates · Education: University of California, Berkeley · Location: Berkeley · 500+...
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Jul 13, 2022
    If you're doing Scrum and estimating or breaking up stories into tasks, you may want to reconsider. From the horses mouth: 👇
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Sep 12, 2019
    Public service announcement: Dear programmers, NOT LETTING ME CUT/PASTE A PASSWORD MAKES MY ACCOUNT *****LESS***** SECURE. There is a circle of hell reserved for you if you don't allow paste into a password field. Regards, Your Customers
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Feb 3, 2021
    😂
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Jun 1, 2019
    Educating a team slows you down for a week or two. Not educating the team slows you down forever. Time spent in learning is never wasted.
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Jan 19, 2020
    Words that DO NOT appear in the Agile Manifesto & Principles: sprint backlog product owner, scrum master release train story story points estimate velocity meeting Jira manager productivity utilization What should I add to that list?
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Aug 4, 2022
    The idea of a "full stack developer" is an insane fantasy, given the complexity of modern software. That's why we have full-stack *teams.* Every skill needed to get an idea into our customers hands is represented *on the team* by at least 2 ppl, & everybody teaches everybody else
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Sep 25, 2022
    The argument that "we need to use microservices to get hard boundaries between components," is really "we are so undisciplined that we need to add considerable complexity to protect ourselves from ourselves." →
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    May 28, 2023
    Valve is one of the most agile companies I know of. No Sprints. No backlogs. No frameworks. No Scrum. No SAFe. Just pure agility built around iterative development and feedback. It's worth 15 minutes of your life to see how they work: youtu.be/9Yomqk0C6kE 1/2
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Nov 23, 2022
    Do not use a TODO comments. Instead, add a test that fails because of the issue. That way, it might actually get fixed!
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    Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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    Jan 29, 2022
    Agile: • Work small • Talk to each other • Make people’s lives better That’s it. All that other junk is a distraction.