Re:Ask HN: Have developers become a commoditised resource?
by dragonwriter on Sunday July 19, 2020 @11:56AM
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> Agile did it.
No, it didn't.
> Developers became resources to be pluged into existing projects sprints.
> Want it quickier just add more resources.
Except for the word “sprints” all of that long predates Agile. This common management attitude was the central target of The Mythical Man-Month, which was published 26 years before the Agile Manifesto.
No, it didn't.
> Developers became resources to be pluged into existing projects sprints.
> Want it quickier just add more resources.
Except for the word “sprints” all of that long predates Agile. This common management attitude was the central target of The Mythical Man-Month, which was published 26 years before the Agile Manifesto.