On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 2:22 AM, Anthony <wikim...@inbox.org> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 1:23 AM, William Pietri <will...@scissor.com>wrote: > >> On 02/28/2010 09:36 PM, Mike.lifeguard wrote: >> > On 37-01--10 03:59 PM, William Pietri wrote: >> > >> >> I've reported when I thought I had something to report >> >> >> > I think the problem here is that you haven't reported any >> > accomplishments because there haven't been any. >> > >> >> We've got some stuff that is probably done. But we can't actually show >> it, and we can't prove that it's done, so yes, giving people a progress >> report saying "things are probably better now but you can't see" didn't >> seem so helpful. >> > > "Going hand in hand with iterative design is evolutionary delivery. Twenty > years ago, the norm was for projects to take years to deliver useful > software; now, that’s unthinkable. In evolutionary delivery, we schedule > many short revision cycles; as often as every couple of weeks, you get a new > version to use, test, and critique. And at the beginning of every cycle, you > have the opportunity to set your priorities for the next version. This lets > you start using the high-priority features right away, and makes sure that > your software meets your needs. As an added bonus, you are never left > wondering, "What are those guys doing?" When you see concrete results on a > regular basis, there’s no mystery." > > http://www.scissor.com/aboutus.htm#philosophy >
I should clarify that that quote just happened to catch my eye, and that it's totally off-topic and unrelated to anything of importance. Actually, in hindsight, I shouldn't be posting when I'm in my current under-rested state. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
