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388 points replyifuagree | 1 comments | 21 Oct 23 04:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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ThinkBeat ◴[21 Oct 23 11:06 UTC] No.37965805[source]▶
If developers did not approach projects with the goal of adding acronyms to their resumes and infuse every project with the latest cargo cult du jour it would improve the ability to predict timelines.

Pick boring technology, that the team is already comfortable with, when possible. Keep the teams as similar as possible, Keep running projects the same way, when possible

I am not saying it will get things perfect, but it will be an improvement.

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GoToRO ◴[21 Oct 23 11:15 UTC] No.37965853[source]▶
Developers do not choose the tools. Not in agile/scrum companies. Heck, they are not even allowed to choose the variable names by themselves.
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1. kaashif ◴[21 Oct 23 12:44 UTC] No.37966360[source]▶
What? That seems like it would vary from company to company. My company does scrum and developers choose which technologies to use, which seems like it's probably common...