What the Beatles, Miles Davis & Beethoven Can Teach Us About Software
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Claim: improvisation practices from Miles Davis and others map to software by using a light framework, deep preparation, tight teamwork, and embracing recoverable mistakes. Examples: lead sheet with a few notes; Kind of Blue sessions record in nine hours of recording over two days; many pieces make the album on a second or third take; a stray cymbal crash that stayed and a cracked trumpet note become features not failures. Teams trade perfect plans for quick feedback, trusted roles, and fast recovery.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Music and software parallels
- 3:13Mathematical foundations
- 8:54Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
- 13:11Jazz improvisation principles
- 20:49Change and innovation in jazz
- 27:26Risk and mistakes in creativity
- 36:55Preparation in improvisation
- 39:24Teamwork in jazz
- 46:01Creative team roles
- 50:42Jazz and Agile Manifesto
- 53:11Conclusion and Q&A
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