There's a discussion on the Scrum group right now that seems to me to
relate to the top-posting one we're having here, especially in the light of
the distinction between conversation and essay. They're talking about the
"fact" that the group's esoteric and detailed conversations are scary to
new members, who are intimidated and perhaps driven away or at least don't
ask questions.
We have of course had similar notions come up here. Various subgroups have
split off, and for all practical purposes, none survive. Yet from time to
time we hear a cry of pain from some new member, or from some old member
who suddenly feels the pain of all.
It seems to me that the point of Agile methods is "one group". Yet there
needs to be a kind of comfort for all, whether new and delicate or old and
oblivious. (We all know which class I fall into.) And it seems to me that
the difference between "essay" and "conversation" might relate to these
other concerns.
Comments, ideas, questions, whatever, are welcome.
Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, not the most intelligent,
but the one most responsive to change. -- Charles Darwin
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