Comments on: No software development blog can be taken seriously without a post with an opinion about “Agile”. http://blog.neverrunwithscissors.com/2009/01/03/no-software-development-blog-can-be-taken-seriously-without-a-post-with-an-opinion-about-agile/ "Inspiration? Inspiration is the momentary cessation of stupidity" Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:20:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ed Chapel http://blog.neverrunwithscissors.com/2009/01/03/no-software-development-blog-can-be-taken-seriously-without-a-post-with-an-opinion-about-agile/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Ed Chapel Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:07:45 +0000 http://blog.neverrunwithscissors.com//?p=75#comment-310 I rowed for 3 years (fall and spring both) and think your comparison is apt. My last year was nothing like the one previous, and I couldn't wait for the season (and suffering) to be over. It was clear that the younger rowers did not know the feeling of perfection and did not seek it. I have been on a software team as united and in sync as my best crew. I've also been part of a team that could best be described as a bunch of tennis players. Layoffs forced me from the former and I willingly left the latter. I was not willing to suffer any longer. While I'll never be in shape to row again nor know others to row with, I do pursue the same feeling in practicing agile. I rowed for 3 years (fall and spring both) and think your comparison is apt. My last year was nothing like the one previous, and I couldn’t wait for the season (and suffering) to be over. It was clear that the younger rowers did not know the feeling of perfection and did not seek it.

I have been on a software team as united and in sync as my best crew. I’ve also been part of a team that could best be described as a bunch of tennis players. Layoffs forced me from the former and I willingly left the latter. I was not willing to suffer any longer.

While I’ll never be in shape to row again nor know others to row with, I do pursue the same feeling in practicing agile.

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