Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
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Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub
@allenholub
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.
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.
Public service announcement:
Dear programmers,
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Regards,
Your Customers
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?
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
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." →
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