Hacker News with Generative AI: Agile Methodologies

The Two Rules of Software Creation from Which Every Problem Derives (asktheuxer.com)
Scrum has been having a bad time for the last ten years, and thus so has Agile. My favorite article on this is truly exhaustive about all the problems we have encountered in the last two decades trying to deliver software of any kind using these methodologies. (I know nothing about the writer, this could totally be a Milkshake Duck experience; some algorithm just recommended this insanely long post to me one day and I went “Uh huh. Uh huh.
Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Software Engineering
17 points by srijan4 9 days ago | 2 comments
Overcoming Resistance to Extreme Programming (benjiweber.co.uk)
Resistance is not futile. If you try to force change like the Borg, your efforts to help teams will likely be foiled. Even worse, if you succeed at imposing your desired change, you’ll destroy the very potential of those you’re trying to help.
Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Extreme Programming
26 points by kiyanwang 14 days ago | 28 comments
I Was Wrong About Scrum, Again – By Adam Ard (rethinkingsoftware.substack.com)
So, I was reading the Scrum Guide the other day, since that’s the kind of guy I am. I am always on the lookout for something that I can quote, that a Scrum guru can’t explain away with magical logic. I haven’t found anything yet, but I haven’t given up.
Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Scrum
4 points by rbanffy 46 days ago | 1 comments
Can't Driven Development (rm4n0s.github.io)
Software Development, Agile Methodologies
35 points by rmanolis 47 days ago | 53 comments
Why sprints are taking the joy out of building software (zaidesanton.substack.com)
To sprint is to run as fast as you can over a short distance. And what happens after you finish a sprint? You need to catch your breath and rest (maybe even vomit a little if you are out of shape).
Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Work Culture
54 points by hckrofalltrades 77 days ago | 23 comments
Scrum's “Product Owner” Problem (rethinkingsoftware.substack.com)
In Scrum, Product Owners have sole authority over the Product Backlog; they control what to build and when to build it. Engineers are merely ticket-takers, implementing one instruction after another.
Scrum, Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Project Management
92 points by rbanffy 100 days ago | 133 comments
The MANY Alternatives to Scrum (rethinkingsoftware.substack.com)
Many say, "Scrum is the worst development process—except for all the others." Mysteriously, they seem to believe there are no alternatives.
Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Scrum
50 points by rbanffy 109 days ago | 38 comments
The Daily Scrum: Does It Have to Be Daily? (rethinkingsoftware.substack.com)
If I had to pick the one thing I hate most about Scrum, it would be the Daily Scrum. More than anything else, it makes me want to call in sick or schedule a last-minute root canal. Anything to escape!
Agile Methodologies, Software Development, Project Management
29 points by aard 114 days ago | 70 comments
Why Scrum is stressing you out (rethinkingsoftware.substack.com)
Programming today is stressful — way more stressful than I remember it in the 90s and early 2000s when I was just starting out. Back then, things would get crazy around deadlines, but at other times, I recall feeling pretty even. These days, however, the pressure seems omnipresent.
Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Stress, Work Culture
445 points by aard 125 days ago | 453 comments
Scrum is the Symptom, not the Problem (rethinkingsoftware.substack.com)
Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Project Management
77 points by aard 164 days ago | 111 comments
Ask HN: What bothers you most about Scrum and how could it be fixed? (ycombinator.com)
Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Scrum
17 points by cryptos 204 days ago | 53 comments