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5. Don't do agile, be agile | Co-author of Agile Manifesto and Pragmatic Programmer | Dave Thomas Builders Gonna Build

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Dave Thomas, co-author of The Pragmatic Programmer and Agile Manifesto, on the true spirit of being agile (vs. "doing agile"), mistakes engineering teams make, and common practices of successful teams.
Do you love audio podcasts?
Try Metacast podcast app at metacast.app.Join our Reddit community at r/metacastapp.Segments[10:29] The genesis of The Pragmatic Programmer[11:41] People don't know what they want, importance of feedback loops[22:17] Doing Agile vs. being agile[26:36] Practices of successful engineering teams[36:35] Being pragmatic at an early stage startup[44:10] Things that are still true 24 years after the book was published[55:25] How does a book define its author's identity?
Show notes
The Pragmatic ProgrammerThe Pragmatic BookshelfThe Agile ManifestoGet in touch!
Send us an email at hello@buildersgonnabuild.comSubscribe to newsletter at buildersgonnabuild.comMetacast: Behind the scenes - "build in public" style podcast and newsletter at metacastpodcast.com

Dave Thomas, co-author of The Pragmatic Programmer and Agile Manifesto, on the true spirit of being agile (vs. "doing agile"), mistakes engineering teams make, and common practices of successful teams.
Do you love audio podcasts?
Try Metacast podcast app at metacast.app.Join our Reddit community at r/metacastapp.Segments[10:29] The genesis of The Pragmatic Programmer[11:41] People don't know what they want, importance of feedback loops[22:17] Doing Agile vs. being agile[26:36] Practices of successful engineering teams[36:35] Being pragmatic at an early stage startup[44:10] Things that are still true 24 years after the book was published[55:25] How does a book define its author's identity?
Show notes
The Pragmatic ProgrammerThe Pragmatic BookshelfThe Agile ManifestoGet in touch!
Send us an email at hello@buildersgonnabuild.comSubscribe to newsletter at buildersgonnabuild.comMetacast: Behind the scenes - "build in public" style podcast and newsletter at metacastpodcast.com

59 min