Software development does not deserve the honor of “engineering.” It is further from engineering than economics is from science.
They are constantly interrupted because of meetings, a noisy environment, and a peculiar outlook of software development as some sort of social activity.
Better Working ConditionsThe return to good software development requires several strong and unhesitant steps, foremost of which is:the aggressive and unapologetic restoration of Flow, prolonged and unbroken concentration, as the primary goal of software management.
The items of this manifesto are:The removal of all influence of Kent Beck on software practices, specifically all aspects of Extreme Programming and most of Test-Driven Development.
These are counterproductive and in some cases sadistic The elimination of Agile and Scrum methodologies from software development.
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