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A Decade of Agile Programming — Has It Delivered?
snydeq writes "InfoWorld offers a look back at the first decade of agile programming. Forged in February 2001 when a group of developers convened in Utah to find an alternative to documentation-driven, 'heavyweight' software development practices, The Manifesto for Agile Software Development sought to promote processes that accommodate changing requirements, collaboration with customers, and delivery of software in short iterations. Fast-forward a decade, and agile software development is becoming increasingly commonplace, with software firms adopting agile offshoots such as Scrum, Extreme Programming, and Kanban — a trend some see benefiting software development overall."
Ahhh, it's such a glorious new day! Al Gore can take his carbon trading self-enrichment shell game and shove it up his fat ass. And the 2 years of unemployment payments are about to expire, so all you bums will be forced to readjust your career expectations, look for work, and realize that most art history majors are not destined for $50k+ jobs. Suck it, fools!
Go gargle bees.
From that experience what Agile means for me is TOTAL lack of Q&A.
Given your own lack of QA (Quality Assurance) in your post, I would see where this would be a tragedy, as you obviously need an external source monitoring your work.
For your information:
QA = Quality Assurance (sometimes, Quality Assessment) - a process by which quality of a product is assessed (so it can be remediated) or assured before a product is shipped.
Q&A = Question and Answer - a period during or after a talk and/or interview where questions can be asked and, hopefully, answered.
I hope this helps end your debasement of the English language.
That is all.