Hardware Podcasts

Agile Manifesto Pt. 1

The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast · 8 Mar 2022 · 37m

What this episode covers

Hosts Jeff Gable and Luca Engineer discuss the first two principles of the Agile Manifesto, specifically 'Individuals and interactions over processes and tools' and 'Working software over comprehensive documentation,' with a focus on safety-critical industries like medical devices. They argue that while processes and documentation are necessary for regulatory compliance (FDA, MDR) and safety, they must be useful and not become 'cargo cult' rituals that hinder development. The conversation highlights the danger of overly granular specifications and emphasizes that code, infrastructure, and user interfaces can serve as valuable forms of documentation if they are clear and maintained.

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established companies

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Doxygen
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Agile Manifesto, Scrum, Joel Spolsky, FDA, MDR, Kanban

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