Agile Software Engineering
This podcast explores how craftsmanship, architecture, engineering rigor, and organizational practices come together in modern R&D environments. Each edition refines and deepens my earlier reflections, building a coherent and evolving body of knowledge around Agile Software Engineering
Agile Software Engineering
It’s Time to Treat Software Engineering Seriously
It’s time to treat software engineering seriously.
For years, Agile has relied on playful metaphors — tribes, squads, trains, sprints, even pigs and chickens.
These made the frameworks easier to sell, but they also made our profession look less like engineering and more like a playground.
Today our systems run hospitals, railways, satellites, and financial infrastructure.
The language, mindset, and expectations must match that responsibility.
In this second issue of the Agile Software Engineering newsletter, I argue for a shift toward clarity, engineering discipline, and frameworks rooted in Lean, DevOps, and architecture — without losing creativity or innovation.
If you would like to read the full article it is here.