Shouldn't the agile motto be, "If it hurts, find a better way"? The whole point is to have the agility to adjust around different circumstances. We're not bound by natural laws, and our output is more likened to art than science because of the many variations you can take. So take advantage of it!
This article assumes there is only one way to get something done, which smells of rigid Certified processes. And our industry has enough of a bravado culture that people put themselves through pain just so they can show off their scars. Why not promote pain-avoidance thinking instead? We should all be thinking, "there's got to be a better way", because most times, there is.
Knees hurt when you exercise? Try swimming. Merging is a painful process? Try scheduling the work better; dividing the codebase smarter; allowing the smaller work to be sacrificed in order to get the important worked checked in; finding tools to help visualize the merge easier.
This article assumes there is only one way to get something done, which smells of rigid Certified processes. And our industry has enough of a bravado culture that people put themselves through pain just so they can show off their scars. Why not promote pain-avoidance thinking instead? We should all be thinking, "there's got to be a better way", because most times, there is.
Knees hurt when you exercise? Try swimming. Merging is a painful process? Try scheduling the work better; dividing the codebase smarter; allowing the smaller work to be sacrificed in order to get the important worked checked in; finding tools to help visualize the merge easier.