Predictable Outcome
Cedric (and I suspect there are more people of like mind) is starting to get annoyed with the capital ‘A’ agilists pushing their all or nothing views of their techniques on the industry. He specifically talks about a TDD presentation he went to and comments like “If it’s not testable, it’s useless.” and “Well, if you had started with TDD in the first place, you wouldn’t be having this problem today” that he heard there. I couldn’t agree with him more. Agilists have to stop being so freaking rigid.
Some choice quotes:
To them, Agility is a silver bullet that is applicable in all cases with no compromises.
On agile practices:
The truth is that these practices come at a price, and for a lot of organizations, the price gets high very quickly. Agile development will never go far if its proponents keep ignoring these organizations and make condescending comments to its members.
Update: The comments on Cedric’s post indicate that there are more people out there who are frustrated.