I included this poem in my book because I though it was a good metaphor for software development. One day through the primeval wood A calf walked home as good calves should; But made a trail all bent askew, A crooked trail as all calves do. Since then three hundred years have fled, And I infer the calf is dead. But still he left behind his trail, And thereby hangs my moral tale. The trail was taken up next day By a lone dog that passed that way; ... [read more]

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I am looking forward to the conference. I was a speaker a few years ago and was very impressed with its quality and value. I will be speaking again this year (Session W7: In Defense of Waterfall: Deconstructing the Agile Manifesto). It's a provocative title meant to attract attention, but the content is actually rather supportive of agile in most situations. But it does argue against agile as a panacea.

Keith Baldridge: I like the premise...