44. Doing Agile vs. being agile with Pragmatic Programmer Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas, co-author of The Pragmatic Programmer and Agile Manifesto, on the true spirit of being agile (vs. "doing agile"), common mistakes engineering teams make, and common practices of successful teams. Chapters 00:23 - Dave's background 08:45 - The genesis of The Pragmatic Programmer 12:47 - People don't know what they want, importance of feedback loops 20:24 - Doing Agile vs. being agile 24:43 - Practices of successful engineering teams 34:42 - Being pragmatic at an early stage startup 42:07 - Things that are still true 24 years after the book was published 53:32 - How does a book define its author's identity? Show notes: The Pragmatic Programmer book: https://amzn.to/47ewEnU The Pragmatic Bookshelf: https://pragprog.com/ The Agile Manifesto: https://agilemanifesto.org/ Download the Metacast podcast app for free iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/metacast/id6462012536 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.metacast.podcast.player Get in touch Contact us: [email protected] Ilya's LinkedIn Arnab's LinkedIn