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"Agile Methods The Good, the Hype and the Ugly," Bertrand Meyer

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · talk · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Bertrand Meyer's ACM webcast giving a critical look at agile methods, separating good ideas from hype and from practices he thinks damage projects. It is based on his book on the same subject.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a sober critique of agile, though one commenter found it mixed.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here are some of my favorites”

    Meyer's critique of agile methods

    DanPristupov, 2018-10 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What are some of the best technical talks you've heard?”

  2. “Agile!: The Good, the Hype and the Ugly by Bertrand Meyer is a must read.”

    Meyer's critical analysis of agile's good and bad parts

    rramadass, 2021-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: Do you think Agile/Scrum is beneficial for software delivery?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: agile, bertrand meyer, software engineering, critique

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