Comments on: The essence of smart methodology is bridging the gaps http://samipoimala.com/it/2009/12/15/the-essence-of-smart-methodology-is-bridging-the-gaps/ Curious perversions from software development Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:54:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lecture 21 | Programming Methodology (Stanford) | Cheap Technology Buys http://samipoimala.com/it/2009/12/15/the-essence-of-smart-methodology-is-bridging-the-gaps/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Lecture 21 | Programming Methodology (Stanford) | Cheap Technology Buys Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:17:54 +0000 http://samipoimala.com/it/2009/12/15/the-essence-of-smart-methodology-is-bridging-the-gaps/#comment-251 [...] The essence of smart methodology is bridging the gaps [...] [...] The essence of smart methodology is bridging the gaps [...]

]]> By: Sami Poimala http://samipoimala.com/it/2009/12/15/the-essence-of-smart-methodology-is-bridging-the-gaps/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Sami Poimala Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:58:27 +0000 http://samipoimala.com/it/2009/12/15/the-essence-of-smart-methodology-is-bridging-the-gaps/#comment-236 Short answer, it's not either A or B. We definately should teach the rules to everyone involved in the game. By the way, when I'm talking about 'game' I'm referring to Alistair Cockburn's ideas about software development (http://alistair.cockburn.us/Software+development+as+a+cooperative+game). Of course the ideal is a team of perfect people, where everyone is able to perform any job. In practice this seldom happens. But typically we take the other extreme: we have a coder who has no idea about the user interface; we have UI designer who is no willing to even think about coding and tester is usually a total outsider. The best I've seen is a team where each member is capable - and willing! - to perform any activity required in the project. Of course there are UI specialists, DB specialists etc, but they are only asked to solve hard problems. Short answer, it’s not either A or B. We definately should teach the rules to everyone involved in the game. By the way, when I’m talking about ‘game’ I’m referring to Alistair Cockburn’s ideas about software development (http://alistair.cockburn.us/Software+development+as+a+cooperative+game).

Of course the ideal is a team of perfect people, where everyone is able to perform any job. In practice this seldom happens. But typically we take the other extreme: we have a coder who has no idea about the user interface; we have UI designer who is no willing to even think about coding and tester is usually a total outsider. The best I’ve seen is a team where each member is capable – and willing! – to perform any activity required in the project. Of course there are UI specialists, DB specialists etc, but they are only asked to solve hard problems.

]]> By: Huilaaja http://samipoimala.com/it/2009/12/15/the-essence-of-smart-methodology-is-bridging-the-gaps/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Huilaaja Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:03:06 +0000 http://samipoimala.com/it/2009/12/15/the-essence-of-smart-methodology-is-bridging-the-gaps/#comment-234 Even the audience knows the football rules and different kind of strategies cause everyone has played the game when they were child. So should we: A) Teach the rules and strategies of software development to our customers and partners (example. advertising agency)? B) Teach the team to work without roles? Maybe a team without roles is a bit too far-fetched but how well should we know what our co-workers are doing? P.s. Football team has also the left defenseaman who normally can't kick the ball (at least with his right leg ;) Even the audience knows the football rules and different kind of strategies cause everyone has played the game when they were child.
So should we:
A) Teach the rules and strategies of software development to our customers and partners (example. advertising agency)?
B) Teach the team to work without roles? Maybe a team without roles is a bit too far-fetched but how well should we know what our co-workers are doing?

P.s. Football team has also the left defenseaman who normally can’t kick the ball (at least with his right leg ;)

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