Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Where do good developers come from?

The best developers are built not bought "In reading about agile development, I've been struck by the fact that both traditional software development techniques and agile methods rely upon highly skilled developers to ensure success. It's no wonder that there's a focus on the best developers given that it's generally accepted that the level of performance for developers with similar experience can differ by a factor of ten or more."

"In most organizations this enthusiasm is squashed in the name of conformity. A mentality of "We've always done it that way" squeezes out any attempt to try to do things better. As a result developers are often left confused between the statement that the organization wants a world class development team (every organization wants this) and the reality that they're unwilling to change to get there."

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