Thanks for visiting and commenting. I read your articles, and I understand where you are comming from.

Over the summer I read Extreme Programming Explained. I had to read it twice. The first time I breezed through it, and when I finished, I didn’t feel I learned anything, so I read it again and took notes.

The new age tone of the book really struck me. I started to write a book review, but it was forced. I will try again.

Many in the software community are in a state of despair where they are always pressured to deliver more than possible, so this methodology has a certain appeal to people who are longing for a better way.

But I remember reading the road less traveled, and he made a point that resonated with me. He said life becomes easy when we submit to the struggle. Similarly, software becomes easy when we don’t wish it to be so easy. Submit to the struggle, and your projects and your health will be better for it.

I attempted an analysis of all the Agile Principles in view of my real-life experiences and most of them seem quite short-sighted to say the least.