Things I believe about software engineering

hliyan
5 min readAug 17, 2019
A Colossus Mark 2 computer, 1943. The National Archives (UK)

While recently attempting to put together an engineering process, and do so in a manner that engineers will follow it willingly and with comprehension (rather than grudgingly, or worse yet, mechanically), I was reminded of the peculiar way in which the famous Agile Manifesto was structured: four values, twelve principles aimed at achieving those values, and a conspicuous absence of anything resembling a prescribed…

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hliyan

Designing and developing software for 20 years. Ex London Stock Exchange Group, Ex Sysco. Currently leading engineering at :Different. Views personal.