Agile is Dead • Pragmatic Dave Thomas • GOTO 2015

What this video covers

Dave Thomas, a co-author of the Agile Manifesto, argues at GOTO Amsterdam 2015 that Agile as a branded industry has lost its meaning. He says agile is an adjective, not a noun, and urges developers to reclaim agility.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

Offered in nearly every Agile or Scrum complaint thread as the authoritative take on what agile was meant to be versus what it became.

Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“I love his talks for a few reasons”

“I highly recommend this video of a Dave Thomas talk about what agile was supposed to be vs what it has become.”

“Listen to one of the authors of the manifesto itself”