I’ve written before about the Agile backlash I see coming. But what I’ve been wondering is: what comes next?
One idea comes from James Noble and others who have suggested Post-Modern Programming. I like the idea, it helps us understand the world better and it helps reposition our view of software development but it doesn’t tell us to do anything differently. Post-Modern programming is more a philosophical understanding than a prescription.
Myself I’m a big proponent of Learning Based Software Development. While this changes the emphasis on in software development I’ve yet to develop the ideas into a proposal for anything more than … well ideas.
Actually Learning Based Software Development (yes I just invented the term so lets invent the abbreviation LBSD) can be seen as a software specific version of Knowledge Based Product Development. (Sorry, one of the entries with messed up formatting.)
This week I stumbled across a blog by Jason Gorman in which he discusses Post-Agile. This is the first time I’ve heard the term and it seems I’m a little late to the party. (Also a sign that I need to get to XTC a bit more regularly.)
It appears from what Jason says that opinion is divided on what “Post Agile” means yet but one possible explanation is: Being informed by the Agile/Lean movement but not following any prescribed methodology. If that is what it means than good, it could be what I’m looking for.
But boy, Post-Agile is such a pretentious title.
