2016 Keynote - Rebecca Parsons, Thoughtworks, Agile on the Beach, Cornwall UK
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Argues for hypothesis-driven development with testable business metrics and rapid experiments rather than one big bet, recommends automating deployments so continuous delivery makes releases “boring,” uses code-quality trend metrics to detect regressions (example: PM change causing a measurable plunge), advocates the strangler pattern/swiss‑cheese approach for legacy replacement, prioritizes evolvability and testability in architecture, and delays irreversible decisions to the last responsible moment to lower risk and speed validated learning.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:22The virtuous cycle
- 4:55What does it really take
- 5:46Things we need to do
- 11:45Techniques
- 14:08Software Quality
- 18:12Where to start
- 19:47The Strangler Pattern
- 21:59Evolutionary Architecture
- 25:28The Last Responsible Moment
- 28:50This doesnt solve the worlds problems
- 29:22Continuous Delivery
- 34:14Continuous Design
- 37:31Conways Law
- 39:23Different Measures of Success
- 40:31Differentiation
- 42:55Business Agility
- 44:27Outro
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