Re: Re: New article

Hi Roy,

I remember reading some of the early chapters of your book very well.  Got
pulled off on a project and, have to admit, haven't picked up the finished
product yet.  I will though.  If you can make the time, it would be great if
you'd post a comment about the article on Stickyminds.com.    I've got more
to say vis-a-vis the implications of recognizing that software development,
despite the words we use, is purely a Design activity, but the editor isn't
sure they want more on "the same topic."  Feel free to take the opportunity
to plug your book (as Frank Patrick did with his most recent article on CCPM
estimating).  Thanks again!

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Miller" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 9:56 AM
Subject: [XC] Re: New article


> Bill,
>
> I liked the article. It's very similar to - beware of shamless plug
> to follow - what my new book, "Managing Software for Growth: Without
> Fear, Control, and the Manufacturing Mindset" says. You might
> remember that I asked you to review drafts for me a few months ago.
> At this point, I'd encourage you and every other member of this group
> to read the book and (if you do) please write a review on Amazon.
>
> You said in your most recent post that "the belief system that was
> causing the problem is more insidious than I expected." I agree. The
> manufacturing mindset infects software development, especially in
> large companies. It's the wrong analogy. A better one, as I say in my
> book, is "growing software." Software development is a creative
> process of continual discovery. Complexity theory describes that
> process of continual becoming quite elegantly. And /that's/ why agile
> methods like XP make good sense, and why traditional approaches tend
> not to. We've been stuck in the wrong mindset for 50 years. It was a
> natural mistake to make, but it sure leads to some horrid software,
> and to some cruel software development projects.
>
> Software development is a problem like the ones complexity theory
> talks about: constantly changing as you try to "solve" it. Horst
> Rittel and Melvin Webber called these slippery things "wicked
> problems" in their 1973 public policy paper. You can't solve that
> kind of problem by thinking about it, formulating a plan, then
> executing the plan. Solving the problem and understanding the problem
> occur at the same time. That's what "growing software" recognizes. I
> wrote my book to help people see that. That idea has profound
> implications for programmers, managers, and leaders. I hope it helps
> change the software development world for the better.
>
> Thanks for posting the article.
>
> Roy
>
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