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Re:Agile is Dead by woah on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @02:21PM (#11574319)
This guy is decrying a bunch of hucksters selling buzzwords to corporate managers with more money than sense. What's his solution?

> If I were king, I would prefer to see a methodology using the (ISC)2 recommended practices in the SDLC, and the emerging OWASP practices, with more certifications like the CSSLP.

The author apparently calls himself an "Enterprise Architecture Evangelist MSEA BSEE CEA³ CISSP-ISSAP PMP ITIL"

I've got to chuckle. What does any of this even mean? And what does it have to do with writing good software?

Re:Agile is Dead by andor on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @02:49PM (#11574519)
He's either a troll or lacks reading comprehension. The first article he links to is well summarized by this paragraph:

"And, unfortunately, I think time has proven me right. The word “agile” has been subverted to the point where it is effectively meaningless, and what passes for an agile community seems to be largely an arena for consultants and vendors to hawk services and products." (https://pragdave.me/blog/2014/03/04/time-to-kill-agile/)

"Doing the right thing at any time" is still a perfectly valid principle, though.

Re:Agile is Dead by jenkinsj on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @02:53PM (#11574544)
Perhaps: MSEA (Master in Science of Engineering Awesome) BSEE (Binomial System Enterprise Engineer) CEA³ (Crack Enterprise Architect -to the 3rd!) CISSP-ISSAP (Calisthenic Infrastructure with Solipsistic System Paradigms - Isomorphic and Soporific System Accreditation Practices) PMP ITIL Pusillanimous Management Practices for Information Technology Inline Languages (or Pmpster IT for short)
Re:Agile is Dead by serge2k on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @04:21PM (#11575301)
Titles by first result on Google

MSEA - Maryland State Education Association BSEE - Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement CEA3 - Clean energy associates CISSP-ISSAP - CISSP-Information Systems Security Architecture Professional PMP - Project Management Professional ITIL -Information Technology Infrastructure Library

Those got less interesting as I went on. :/

His title reads like a shitty craigslist posting

For sale - 92 Toyota Corolla $100000

TOYOTA COROLLA ACURA HONDA FORD CORVETTE CHEVROLET DATSUN...

Re:Agile is Dead by meddlepal on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @02:42PM (#11574474)
I think all those letters are meant to test whether you can read letters or not. An eye chart if you will.

It has nothing do with writing good software. I've seen these sprinkled about on titles before and I've just rolled my eyes in the past and will continue to do so in the future.

Re:Agile is Dead by PopsiclePete on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @05:36PM (#11575887)
Well, I'm sure he could explain it all to you. If you take his 4-day course, of course. Seating is limited. Reserve your spot for a paltry fee of $5000.

And the best part is, you can access his slides later. Through an OWASP and OASIS-approved highly-scalable and enterprise-y SOAP API which is extremely easy to consume, as long as you use his Enterprise Scalability Patterns Application Block (it's well-documnented in his 890-page book, which is a must-buy).

Re:Agile is Dead by buckbova on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @02:36PM (#11574431)
What is CEA³?

edit: Perhaps it is a certified enterprise architect "black belt" such and such from:

https://www.feacinstitute.org/feac-courses

Looks like all you need is 11K and 14-16 hours:

http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/enterprise-architect-certi...

Re:Agile is Dead by aivosha on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @03:49PM (#11575013)
Why would anybody assume they'd be taken seriously on HN when they have _that_ as part of their title? It doesnt even rhyme.
Re:Agile is Dead by EpicEng on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @03:49PM (#11575014)
Don't forget TOGAF! No 'Enterprise Architect's" resume is complete without a little TOGAF!