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Modern Agile is Stupid: on why all great ideas are killed by idiots

by swolebrain on 3/16/25, 2:31 AM with 5 comments

• by ben30 on 3/16/25, 7:34 AM

  Clear specifications are essential because they create shared understanding through collaborative discussion, preventing misalignment and expensive rework.

  With AI-assisted coding, well-defined requirements have become even more crucial as these tools follow instructions precisely but lack business context.

  The investment in proper definition isn't wasteful "meta-work" but rather insurance against the much higher cost of rebuilding the wrong solution.

• by pacifika on 3/16/25, 10:39 AM

  It’s interesting how the author makes the same mistake with the title. It’s not agile that is stupid. Actually it’s original manifesto mentions specifically: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.

  Seeing them as peers instead of ‘idiots’ would also help.