Some things are not forever
24-Jun-11
A business needs to be really careful about extravagant claims, such as a service billed as “files forever” …
Sometimes I can’t resist the urge to grumble to colleagues when confronted with systems developed in a way I would not have chosen. Maybe I just need A change in attitude.
On the other hand, often the frustration comes from knowing that there is a better way, and I’m not sure that learning to love legacy code is that easy.
I’ll say up front that I have some major issues with the idea of estimation in agile processes. There are plenty of alternatives to traditional time/manpower estimation which are at least as useful in delivering real, useful results.
However, if you are working in a context which values estimation, Adrian Wible has some interesting points about whether it is wise to re-estimate incomplete stories each iteration
Adrian’s Tech Blog: The case against iteration based re-estimation.
Learned helplessness in the workplace
21-Jun-11
Thinking of giving up trying because nothing seems to make a difference? Jason Yip has an interesting article about how a feeling of helplessness is easily learned, but can be overcome, even in software development.