I always believed that software methodologies are overrated. They contain (sometime) some good ideas but following them rigidly is pointless. In the end it is about people. And software methodologies will not make people better or help them make better software.
So I enjoyed reading Medieval medicine and computers which besides other says:
"I think the modern analogue to quackery are software methodology in all shapes in sizes. Like quack medicines, some of these may be effective, but in the absence of scientific explanations we can only watch the show, buy in, and see if it works. And we can’t hope for any better until our underlying theories are better developed."
Yeah, right.
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