Software-Engineering

Most development teams right now have two types of developer: the ones polishing the axe and the ones ripping through forests with a chainsaw. The person paying for the tree to come down doesn’t care which tool you use.

ADRs work when they’re lightweight enough to write during the decision, structured enough to answer ‘why did we do that?’ six months later, and stored somewhere people actually look.

A look at why software development isn’t engineering - it’s a scientific journey through complexity. Explore how the Cynefin framework exposes why Agile thrives where Waterfall fails, why requirements shift like ecosystems, and why adaptability beats rigid blueprints. Learn why software isn’t built - it’s discovered.

A brief summary of Allen Holub’s “Getting Buy-In: Overcoming Larman’s Law” at the YOW! Brisbane conference December 2024.