If you are like me and fell into programmer without proper introductions to the tools of the trade, you may have always wondered what those fancy options in the refactoring menu of your IDE are. One of the refactorings I often-times under-value and under-appreciate is the Inline refactoring. In a recent video from Arjan Egges on his YouTube channel I was reminded about the power that this refactoring sometimes has. Let’s explore.| Markus Gärtner
Effective cross-team collaboration is crucial for any organization, especially as teams grow in size and complexity. Without a structured approach, communication breakdowns, misaligned goals, and inefficiencies can arise. One way to ensure seamless collaboration is through Ordered Coordination, a pattern in which teams follow a mandated structure dictated by leadership.| Markus Gärtner
… and all I got was this lousy blog entry.| Markus Gärtner
With the advent of what I call the second generation of scaling approaches out there, maybe it’s time to dive deeper into the patterns that larger organizations underlie.| Markus Gärtner
Back last year, I started a reflection on whether Agile might be dead, undead, or still alive and thriving. Ever since I saw my blog entry series popping up in Jurgen Appelo’s collection of blog entries on the topic, I was reminded that I still lack a wrap-up of my thoughts, after having gone through them. Let’s start this year with a reflection on my reflections.| Markus Gärtner
After I went over the various reasons why Agile may be perceived dead, or undead, it’s time to take a look on the reasons why Agile is alive – and I think it will remain so for some time. Maybe the goldrush times of Agile are over, but there are certainly some things that will … Continue reading Agile is alive→| Markus Gärtner
Continuing our journey in the “Agile is dead” space, I thought Halloween was the perfect date to explore the ways in which Agile is actually not just dead, but undead in many companies. If you read my earlier entry, you might have come across the thought that this was where we were heading towards. Let’s investigate further.| Markus Gärtner
This entry is a continuation of the discussion I started yesterday. Stick long enough in any community, and over time you will hear claims about the movement being dead. For some communities, there is some reasonable truth to the claim – at a certain point in time. To others, there is not. Let’s tackle some of the background on why I think that Agile might be dead.| Markus Gärtner
Stick around long enough in the agile world, and sooner or later you come across the age-old discussion about whether agile is dead – as is the case at the time of me writing these lines. Just when I had that discussion again at two recent user groups, I recalled on my way back home that I had that kind of discussion about a decade ago. So, when I came home, I had to digest my old blog entries. To my surprise, I found something similar, yet, seemingly different in my blogosphere past.| Markus Gärtner
Stick along long enough in software development, and you may have come along the ride for Agile software development practices, methodologies, and/or frameworks. Stick along long enough in that community – ok, that might be a reach too far, given that community only exists about 30 years or so. All of the above said, I … Continue reading My view on the current state of Agile→| Markus Gärtner