44. Doing Agile vs. being agile with Pragmatic Programmer Dave Thomas

Show Notes

Dave Thomas, co-author of The Pragmatic Programmer and Agile Manifesto, on the true spirit of being agile (vs. "doing agile"), common mistakes engineering teams make, and common practices of successful teams.

Segments:

[00:23] Dave's background

[08:45] The genesis of The Pragmatic Programmer

[12:47] People don't know what they want, importance of feedback loops

[20:24] Doing Agile vs. being agile

[24:43] Practices of successful engineering teams

[34:42] Being pragmatic at an early stage startup

[42:07] Things that are still true 24 years after the book was published

[53:32] How does a book define its author's identity?

Show notes:

- The Pragmatic Programmer book: https://amzn.to/47ewEnU

- The Pragmatic Bookshelf: https://pragprog.com/

- The Agile Manifesto: https://agilemanifesto.org/

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