You Call This Agile? 168
JoelonSoftware's most recent piece is about some of the fallacies in "Agile" software and some of the issues within it. We use Agile in some parts of the company, and have had success with that -- that said, there's always the peril that happens when development and other parts of the company have...miscommunication, which sounds like the problem described in Joel's piece.
What universe did this come from? (Score:5, Funny)
Leakage from an alternate universe far from our own?
Okay, it's a universe very close to our own.
--Rob
Re:Context switching, aka, incompetence (Score:2, Funny)
if anybody needs me, OR WANTS TO APOLOGIZE, i'll be in my trailer.
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Why do I see Joel constantly talking about how disturbing it is to "context switch", when janitors like myself are expected to handle a dozen or more tasks, most of them "surprise" stuff, daily? Don't tell me "oh, programming is complex"- so are toilets.
So, you get unlimited M&Ms, a 30" screen, aereon chair, and get all upset when you spend an unexpected 2 hours out of your 8 hour workday on an emergency, one a week or so. Meanwhile, I'm working on whatever was left in the supply room, have to carry a plunger, work 10 hour days because I'm doing 2-3 people's jobs- and I've got a half dozen long term project goals...but I'm getting bugged HOURLY to clean shit by system admins who can't be bothered to stick paper towels in the trash can?
If Sarah was a janitor and had to waste a day collecting her thoughts after spending two hours fixing a clogged toilet, she'd be fired. You programmers need to stop behaving like prima donnas.
Fixed
Re:Context switching, aka, incompetence (Score:5, Funny)
So why not become a programmer? Apparently, you'd work less hours, have better conditions, a better defined job, and not get interrupted all the time.
After all, I'm sure programmers' jobs are easy. Just make the switch.
In the meantime, junior, pipe down and fix the mail server.
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Re:What universe did this come from? (Score:3, Funny)
At least we get to 512 or even 1 Gb of RAM most of the time, as we believe it's critical for developers (we usually buy memory upgrades to lengthen the life of most PCs).
I think we'll donate to you next time
I hope you're not in the US or Canada.