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While reading the preface to this book, Unlocking Agility: An Insider's Guide to Agile Enterprise Transformation (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn)): Jorgen Hesselberg: 9780134542843: Amazon.com: Books[^], I read this fantastic analogy, by the author:
Unlocking Agility As an analogy, this book is meant to prepare you to become a chef, not a cook. A cook is able to follow instructions from a recipe and repeat a process that has already been done many times before. This works well when the outcome is known and the process (cooking, in this case) is simple. Chefs, however, can follow procedures and processes in an expert manner (and often do so, when appropriate), but they also understand the fundamental reasoning behind the instructions and can adjust the process to create their own recipes when the context changes. Chefs ultimately write their own cookbooks.
I really like that because all real Chefs can cook, but not all Cooks can be Chefs.
This seems to be the part that everyone fights about in relation to Agile.
Also, this book is really good because it is providing a look at what Software Developement really is : something used to build products and solutions that ultimately have to be bought (paid for) by someone.
-- Bonus info --
I think you'll like this:
To get that quote from the book I
1) took a snapshot of the text (use snipping tool or your other favorite to do this)
2) saved it as a png file
3) uploaded it to my google docs account
4) right-clicked on the image and chose "Open With => Google Docs"
5) you'll see a wait cursor as it does OCR on the image
6) A google doc will open with the image and the converted text below.
7) You can copy the text and use it how you like.
Not bad...for free!!
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raddevus wrote: Not bad...for free!!
now imagine...
Quote: something used to build products and solutions that ultimately are free have to be bought (paid for) by someone.
Now that's real agility! 
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Marc Clifton wrote: Now that's real agility!
From paid to free in just a few sentences.  Agile as a panther.
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 Thanks for the Bonus Info problem solving! I am filing that method (text from image) away for future reference. 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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raddevus wrote: To get that quote from the book I
... Just dropped a snapshot into onenote, right-clicked it, and extracted the text?
Good thinking.
That way, you won't suddenly find yourself inundated with "Great Offers" on cookware and cookbooks.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I think the book's author misinterpreted his own analogy.
programmer : agile : : cook : chef ???
NO ! It goes like this:
programmer : agile : : chef : 'short order cook slingin' big macs'
'. . . just get something out the door - they don't care what it's made from or what it tastes like, anyway . . .'
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If you are arrested by the Fashion Police, should you Plaid Quilty?
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Yes, but only after being de-bloused.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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you mean they will dress you down?
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Yep, until you pleat for mercy.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Cool thread! I mean, cool threads.
/ravi
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Ha! that had me in stitches!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Oh, good! I was afraid you'd tell me to button up!
/ravi
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Sari you felt that way.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I was hemming and hawing at posting on this part of the thread.
The best way to improve Windows is run it on a Mac.
The best way to bring a Mac to its knees is to run Windows on it.
~ my brother Jeff
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You seam to have warmed up to the idea.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Indeed, I ironed out my response accordingly.
The best way to improve Windows is run it on a Mac.
The best way to bring a Mac to its knees is to run Windows on it.
~ my brother Jeff
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I apologize. It was an off the cuff remark I had up my sleeve.
/ravi
PS: Good to have you back. 
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Don't worry, that remark was tailored to suit this thread.
PS: Thanks
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I'd be hard pressed to find a better one.
/ravi
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I'd ask them to give me some slacks.
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They might cut you some slacks?
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I just tell them it's not my fault, it is my genes.
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You can't expect to be dressed badly and not be arrested... You'll reap what you sew!
Anyway, these daily puns attire me out 
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