As one of the area’s most successful tech leaders, he’d cracked the code to faster, more impactful software development.
He witnessed businesses battling the inertia of cultures whose processes and procedures were designed for million dollar projects. Except those million dollar projects could now be built for a small fraction of that using modern development strategies. Bloat drained the fun and accomplishment out of a career that is typically full of fun and accomplishment.
If these new methodologies are so revolutionary, why do we feel disconnected from our end users? Why is it harder than ever to accurately predict and price the work we are doing?
Ever-changing frameworks, ever-increasing layers of abstraction, and general gridlock drained the joy and accomplishment out of a career path that is typically full of joy and accomplishment.
After all these years, shouldn’t solution development be faster and more impactful than ever?
Shouldn’t our connection to those using the software we build be stronger?
There has to be a better way … but what?