Agile development

[jkoder]

Not sure why any jobs have this as a mandatory requirement. It's not something you really have to take time out to learn, it's more just a way of doing things and once you get on site with an Agile team you will have no choice.

As mentioned, just have a quick read up about it to give you an idea of what it's about. You will have covered some of it before.

[threaded]

Not sure why any jobs have this as a mandatory requirement. It's not something you really have to take time out to learn, it's more just a way of doing things and once you get on site with an Agile team you will have no choice.

As mentioned, just have a quick read up about it to give you an idea of what it's about. You will have covered some of it before.

'Agile' is a 'code-word' to tell you to expect to work in a sweat-shop, forget about weekends, and the management are arseholes.

[swamp]

'Agile' is a 'code-word' to tell you to expect to work in a sweat-shop, forget about weekends, and the management are arseholes.

One of the Agile principles is sustainable development. I.e. you don't work more than 40 hours a week.

Well that's the theory

[Peter Loew]

Never used it. Never going to get a gig without it on the CV. At least half of the gigs I see listed on Jobserve require it. What can I do?

I know its a buyers market at the mo, but some of the specs are ludicrously picky. Gets me down. Still I'm not alone.

Fake it till you make it.

[threaded]

One of the Agile principles is sustainable development. I.e. you don't work more than 40 hours a week.

Well that's the theory

Yes, but one should remember all such things are forgotten about once some onanist manager gets it into his pea-brain that this buzz-word'll look good in a power-point presentation.