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Re:Anti-patterns and Malpractices in Modern Software Develop... by lmm on Monday October 24, 2016 @12:24PM (#12780258)
> Does a bridge Engineer find it acceptable to give notice "The bridge will fall in high winds". Then build the bridge anyway when management decides its an acceptable risk?

Maybe they should. There's a reason agile won; it was and remains more efficient than the alternatives.

Re:Anti-patterns and Malpractices in Modern Software Develop... by TeMPOraL on Monday October 24, 2016 @12:27PM (#12780297)
More efficient in producing crap solutions that can be sold by reinvesting time and money into sales and marketing, yes.

Better from the market's POV != better for the people who use it.

Re:Anti-patterns and Malpractices in Modern Software Develop... by flukus on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @01:44AM (#12785586)
Which is still an improvement on taking months/years to produce a crap solution that also doesn't do what the client wants, as was the case before.
Re:Anti-patterns and Malpractices in Modern Software Develop... by kps on Monday October 24, 2016 @01:27PM (#12780871)
Upper-case ‘Agile’ won because it's micromanagement without the blame falling on the managers.