Meeting Driven Development: The Must Have Skill

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6 months ago 174,352 views 1 shares

Meeting Driven Development: The Must Have Skill

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The ultimate corporate evolution: from writing code to endless meetings where everyone talks about writing code. Grumpy Cat perfectly captures that dead-inside feeling when you realize your calendar is just back-to-back meetings discussing "sprint velocity" while your actual IDE collects digital dust. The top text reveals the twisted logic – can't have maintenance problems if you're too busy in meetings to write anything. Modern problems require modern solutions, I guess? Meanwhile, your skills slowly atrophy as you perfect the art of looking thoughtful while mentally debugging your life choices.

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