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Aug 13, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
#AgileMaxim 1: It is in the doing of the work that we discover the work that we must do. Doing exposes reality.
#AgileMaxim 2: “Responding to Change” is impossible unless code is easy to change, maintain, fix, and enhance, and delete.
Aug 25, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
I am going through old notebooks and junk to clean up and remove clutter from my house. I have a notebook that includes notes from my first day at Hunter, and my first meeting with the team that 6 months later would stumble upon the idea of #MobProgramming
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“My job is to make it possible for you to excel at everything you do here.”
I might rephrase this a bit if I were doing this over again, but it makes me feel good that this is the first thing I said to this team.
It’s a commitment I made to them, and to myself.
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Jun 13, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
#AgileMaxim 1: It is in the doing of the work that we discover the work that we must do. Doing exposes reality.
#AgileMaxim 2: “Responding to Change” is nearly impossible unless code is easy to change, maintain, fix, enhance, read, discard.
Jul 15, 2018 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
@johncutlefish I’ve managed software development with no estimates. I don’t see how “why estimates” makes sense in that context. #NoEstimates clearly states that I’ve worked without estimates. Like saying “Gluten free” vs “Why gluten?”.
@johncutlefish Or saying “Coke Zero” vs “Why Coke without sugar”. Coke Zero means this drink has #NoSugar. In this context it would be a bit nonsensical to say to say “this drink has Why sugar”. It can have no sugar, or less sugar, or the normal amount, or even extra sugar.
“Ranged estimates” are an integral part of many processes that use estimates, and have been in use for many decades. However, IMO they’re essentially the same thing as an estimate. 1/
Apr 2, 2018 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Okay. I didn’t mean to say everyone wants a one size fits all solution - but please understand that many seem to think that it’s that simple.
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I’m not proposing that we need an alternative to blink estimation.
If we have a need to make the sort of decisions that blink estimation can try to inform - then there are plenty of techniquesxpeople are using. If they work well, then simply use them.
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