This is truly the dawning of the age of Agile…
We are reaching the point where we must either acclimatize or risk being bypassed. The good news is that Agile does allow us to still do the things we hold dear - research, develop a vision, and test and improve our designs - we just need [...]
Agile development, a methodology for the times
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 4 December, 2008 to the technology subset
Agile uptake slowed by “ill-disciplined” industry culture
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 24 November, 2008 to the technology subset
Scott Ambler of IBM speaks about the benefits of the Agile development methodology, and also offers his thoughts as to why there is a reluctance among some application developers to go Agile.
It’s not really a technology issue or a domain issue. People have these excuses to not change, because change is hard. It’s not a [...]
Some rules were never meant to be broken
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 18 September, 2008 to the design and art subset
Ridiculous Design Rules: a collection of clichéd, and as the name suggests, ridiculous design “rules” heisted upon designers by their colleagues.
Like it or love it, we all have rules that help us at work. “Leave it until the last minute.” “Never use a PC.” They make sense because they work for you, and you alone. [...]
