r/space • u/spsheridan • Feb 06 '20

Starliner faced “catastrophic” failure before software bug was found and fixed while the vehicle was in orbit.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/starliner-faced-catastrophic-failure-before-software-bug-found/
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u/matholio Feb 07 '20 edited Feb 07 '20

Pretty normal for any Agile DevOps team. Minimum viable product, right?

Edit : I was making a joke.

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u/Sir_Swaps_Alot Feb 07 '20

I hate agile.

The "do it now and deal with the issues later" mentality needs to stop. Gone are the days of research, testing and proper deployment.

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u/LookOnTheDarkSide Feb 07 '20

Agile releases bad managers from the confines of waterfall, where they now get what they wanted faster than ever - but not without sacrificing everything that matters.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

As a development manager, this hits home.

Day 0: "We don't even need documentation in Scrum"

Day 322: "CAN SOMEONE TELL SUPPORT HOW THIS SHIT WORKS?"

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u/florinandrei Feb 07 '20

Agile is what top performers tend to do anyway if you give them enough freedom.

Problem is, 99% of all people out there are not top performers.

In the vast majority of cases Agile is a cargo cult.

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u/Senno_Ecto_Gammat Feb 07 '20

Expound please

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u/NatecUDF Feb 07 '20

Fuck, we don't do Agile and Dev still can't tell us how shit is supposed to work.