Audio Programming (10x Extreme Agile)
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I've been reading with interest recently about the advances in Agile Techniques, and I thought I'd share the latest method to be tested in our offices. It's similar in principle to Mob Programming[^], but it has the added advantage of getting the hole group more involved through a process we are calling "Audio Kinetic Interaction". The technique involves 1 computer and (typically) ten programmers operating in a Dojo environment, being provided with Audio Stimulation by the Dojo Master (or DJ). During this period of stimulation, relaxation and contemplation, the programmers are encouraged to get up and move around, reducing effects such as RSI and Carpel Tunnel as well as stimulating the production of endorphins which boost the thought processes. When this Audio Stimulation stops, the programmers enter the 'Sprint', and often 'Scrum', as they return to their seats to begin coding. There are (typically) only 9 chairs, and none of them are in front of the keyboard... The programmer who entered the deepest states of contemplation and / or generated the most endorphins (by moving furthest away from a chair) gets to write the next line of code.
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I've been reading with interest recently about the advances in Agile Techniques, and I thought I'd share the latest method to be tested in our offices. It's similar in principle to Mob Programming[^], but it has the added advantage of getting the hole group more involved through a process we are calling "Audio Kinetic Interaction". The technique involves 1 computer and (typically) ten programmers operating in a Dojo environment, being provided with Audio Stimulation by the Dojo Master (or DJ). During this period of stimulation, relaxation and contemplation, the programmers are encouraged to get up and move around, reducing effects such as RSI and Carpel Tunnel as well as stimulating the production of endorphins which boost the thought processes. When this Audio Stimulation stops, the programmers enter the 'Sprint', and often 'Scrum', as they return to their seats to begin coding. There are (typically) only 9 chairs, and none of them are in front of the keyboard... The programmer who entered the deepest states of contemplation and / or generated the most endorphins (by moving furthest away from a chair) gets to write the next line of code.
Danny Martin wrote:
the added advantage of getting the hole group more involved
And what exactly does the hole group do?
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Danny Martin wrote:
the added advantage of getting the hole group more involved
And what exactly does the hole group do?
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
That's the general attitude of most marketing departments toward most software groups
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I've been reading with interest recently about the advances in Agile Techniques, and I thought I'd share the latest method to be tested in our offices. It's similar in principle to Mob Programming[^], but it has the added advantage of getting the hole group more involved through a process we are calling "Audio Kinetic Interaction". The technique involves 1 computer and (typically) ten programmers operating in a Dojo environment, being provided with Audio Stimulation by the Dojo Master (or DJ). During this period of stimulation, relaxation and contemplation, the programmers are encouraged to get up and move around, reducing effects such as RSI and Carpel Tunnel as well as stimulating the production of endorphins which boost the thought processes. When this Audio Stimulation stops, the programmers enter the 'Sprint', and often 'Scrum', as they return to their seats to begin coding. There are (typically) only 9 chairs, and none of them are in front of the keyboard... The programmer who entered the deepest states of contemplation and / or generated the most endorphins (by moving furthest away from a chair) gets to write the next line of code.
Danny Martin wrote:
entered the deepest states of contemplation
crawl (away from the chair) into a corner and curl up and have a snooze. I like deep states of contemplation!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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I've been reading with interest recently about the advances in Agile Techniques, and I thought I'd share the latest method to be tested in our offices. It's similar in principle to Mob Programming[^], but it has the added advantage of getting the hole group more involved through a process we are calling "Audio Kinetic Interaction". The technique involves 1 computer and (typically) ten programmers operating in a Dojo environment, being provided with Audio Stimulation by the Dojo Master (or DJ). During this period of stimulation, relaxation and contemplation, the programmers are encouraged to get up and move around, reducing effects such as RSI and Carpel Tunnel as well as stimulating the production of endorphins which boost the thought processes. When this Audio Stimulation stops, the programmers enter the 'Sprint', and often 'Scrum', as they return to their seats to begin coding. There are (typically) only 9 chairs, and none of them are in front of the keyboard... The programmer who entered the deepest states of contemplation and / or generated the most endorphins (by moving furthest away from a chair) gets to write the next line of code.
It seems to me Agile Meditation rather than Agile Programming. :-\
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I've been reading with interest recently about the advances in Agile Techniques, and I thought I'd share the latest method to be tested in our offices. It's similar in principle to Mob Programming[^], but it has the added advantage of getting the hole group more involved through a process we are calling "Audio Kinetic Interaction". The technique involves 1 computer and (typically) ten programmers operating in a Dojo environment, being provided with Audio Stimulation by the Dojo Master (or DJ). During this period of stimulation, relaxation and contemplation, the programmers are encouraged to get up and move around, reducing effects such as RSI and Carpel Tunnel as well as stimulating the production of endorphins which boost the thought processes. When this Audio Stimulation stops, the programmers enter the 'Sprint', and often 'Scrum', as they return to their seats to begin coding. There are (typically) only 9 chairs, and none of them are in front of the keyboard... The programmer who entered the deepest states of contemplation and / or generated the most endorphins (by moving furthest away from a chair) gets to write the next line of code.
Well, a course in javaScript will take this paradigm to whole new level of multimedia experience.