Software Creators Create Their Own Problems (Vimeo)

[Paul Keith]

Video: http://vimeo.com/2624186

Source page: http://www.rebootrethink.com/index2.php

P.S. Haven't read the book.

Blog page: http://davidlongstreet.wordpress.com/

Coincidentally, latest blog post:

Software Creators Create Their Own Problems (Vimeo)

Posted the image because ironically that's how the video sounded to me. It seems more like marketing 101 than anything else.

[housetier]

I wonder why agile means "no more documentation"?

[wraith808]

I wonder why agile means "no more documentation"?

-housetier (March 20, 2011, 11:23 AM)

http://agilemanifesto.org/

Of course it doesn't mean *exactly* that, but isn't that where humor comes from?  The over-exaggeration of a concept?

[housetier]

wraith808, you are right of course

Also there are different kind of documentation used or demanded in software development; some of those are useless IMHO, so I applaud "the agile method" for trying to dispose of them.

[40hz]

wraith808, you are right of course

Also there are different kind of documentation used or demanded in software development; some of those are useless IMHO, so I applaud "the agile method" for trying to dispose of them.

-housetier (March 21, 2011, 05:22 AM)

Assuming they can get away with it. 

One of the biggest criticisms of FOSS development is its general lack of comprehensive documentation. 

[Renegade]

wraith808, you are right of course

Also there are different kind of documentation used or demanded in software development; some of those are useless IMHO, so I applaud "the agile method" for trying to dispose of them.

-housetier (March 21, 2011, 05:22 AM)

Assuming they can get away with it. 

One of the biggest criticisms of FOSS development is its general lack of comprehensive documentation. 

-40hz (March 21, 2011, 06:08 PM)

There's FOSS with documentation?!?! 

[40hz]

wraith808, you are right of course

Also there are different kind of documentation used or demanded in software development; some of those are useless IMHO, so I applaud "the agile method" for trying to dispose of them.

-housetier (March 21, 2011, 05:22 AM)

Assuming they can get away with it. 

One of the biggest criticisms of FOSS development is its general lack of comprehensive documentation. 

-40hz (March 21, 2011, 06:08 PM)

There's FOSS with documentation?!?! 

-Renegade (March 22, 2011, 03:34 AM)

Yeah. But it's usually considered a glitch when that happens. 

[Renegade]

There's FOSS with documentation?!?! 

-Renegade (March 22, 2011, 03:34 AM)

Yeah. But it's usually considered a glitch when that happens. 

-40hz (March 22, 2011, 03:53 AM)

Hmmm... Just thinking... I've heard of people packaging up FOSS (GPL) then selling it. According to what I know about the GPL, content isn't GPL, so documentation wouldn't be GPL'd.

Just a random thought.

[housetier]

I think the GPL applies to a WORK, whatever that is.

And if the GPL doesn't apply, in most countries copyright law will apply which usually grants even less rights than GPL would.