44. Doing Agile vs. being agile with Pragmatic Programmer Dave Thomas Metacast: Behind the scenes

Dave Thomas, co-author of The Pragmatic Programmer and Agile Manifesto, on the true spirit of being agile (vs. "doing agile"), common mistakes engineering teams make, and common practices of successful teams.

Segments:
[00:23] Dave's background
[08:45] The genesis of The Pragmatic Programmer
[12:47] People don't know what they want, importance of feedback loops
[20:24] Doing Agile vs. being agile
[24:43] Practices of successful engineering teams
[34:42] Being pragmatic at an early stage startup
[42:07] Things that are still true 24 years after the book was published
[53:32] How does a book define its author's identity?

Show notes:
- The Pragmatic Programmer book: https://amzn.to/47ewEnU
- The Pragmatic Bookshelf: https://pragprog.com/
- The Agile Manifesto: https://agilemanifesto.org/

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