Posts by Andy Mac 243 publicly visible posts • joined 13 Apr 2010
I won’t disagree, but since when do commentards forgive people for listening to snake oil salesmen?
The point is that it’s a hammer. We all know it’s a hammer, and a pretty good one at that, but believing it’s a screwdriver just because someone tells you it is, is what leads to researchers discovering what to anyone who pays attention would simply be filed under the bleedin’ obvious.
I used to find myself writing in all caps* to GitHub Copilot as it did stupid and blatantly wrong things. I switched to Claude Code and it was dream. Now I find myself writing all caps to CC. I don’t think my expectations have increased, rather it feels dumber.
*Yes I know there’s no point, but it makes me feel better
The thing about Agile is that I was doing it long before it was popular. Not because I’m smart or ahead of the curve, but because that’s what every waterfall project degenerated into.
Development would start before Functional Specs were complete. Technical Specs were written after the fact. Changes would be expected immediately, etc etc.
It feels to me like Agile just gave some shape to reality, before becoming loaded down with process and acronyms. Choo choo! All aboard the Agile Release Train!
It is with the greatest regret that I must record a downvote. While I understand Harry Potter was marketed differently in other parts of world, I cannot let a reference to the “sorcerer’s” stone pass unremarked. Not in this place, which was once a bastion of stiff upper lipped, emotionally suppressed Britishness. Good day to you.
P.S. if we let things slip, before we know it, Marathon bars will be called Snickers…
