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Re:The Waterfall Model was a straw man argument from the beg... by Swizec on Monday September 16, 2024 @01:30PM (#41558409)
> In what other world do we spend half of our time talking about and conforming to various 'methodologies

Remember that this is largely about consultants selling advice to executives. This is not about getting stuff done.

BUT software is also a young industry. We just don’t know yet the right way to do it so we discuss and share what’s worked for us. Just like it took a while to find the right manufacturing processes in other industries.

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Re:The Waterfall Model was a straw man argument from the beg... by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday September 16, 2024 @01:48PM (#41558610)
That's because the "right way" needs to vary depending on what you're building. You don't build a garden shed the same way you build a skyscraper. Likewise, you don't build a twitter client the same way you build an implantable pacemaker.
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Re:The Waterfall Model was a straw man argument from the beg... by cruffle_duffle on Monday September 16, 2024 @06:04PM (#41561542)
And for that matter you don’t build a twitter client the same way you built a backend for twitter clients to connect to. In my experience every team and project has a unique way of working and that could be encouraged.
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