Comments on: [DrunkAndRetired.com Podcast] Episode 02: The Life Agile, Part 2

By: People Over Process » Blog Archive » Re: Just Say No… agile is simple, or, Escape from Your Ghettos, Suits and Coders!

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:02:23 +0000

[...] This is one of my top 3 dead horses in Agile and Software Development. I’ve labeld the train of thought “The MBA Programmer” and “Good Enough Software Development” both of which are pretty lame, though I like the second. In fact, it’s one of the main topics Charles and I started off the DrunkAndRetired.com podcast with two years ago. [...]

By: christopher baus

christopher baus — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Surprisingly entertaining. I really enjoyed the accounts from ThoughtWorks. I got a brief taste of the custom software consulting world when I was at OSI.

I got out as quickly as I could and I told myself I would retire from the industry before doing anything like that again (although I have done some integration work for some banks). I think most good software developers do the same.

Also I get very nervous when anybody has a dogma about any methodology whether it is Agile, XP, or whatever.

BTW, how many condoms were used in the US last night?

baus

By: egoodwin

egoodwin — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Awesome! I especially liked the wind chimes in the background.

It’s fun to hear you guys banter back and forth about the business vs. programmers conundrum. Having worked both sides of the fence I can say that the issue is a tough one to get a handle on. Suffice it to say, your conclusion that dogma should be avoided agrees with the conclusions I’ve come to.

By: Cote'

Cote' — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Baus: Thanks for the compliment. I’m glad you it was entertaining ;> Unfortunitly, I don’t know how many used condoms there are every night in the US. Consequently, I don’t couldn’t get through the interview process at MSFT.

Ed: I’m glad you liked it too! Thanks!