Software development Memes

The brutal truth about software development methodologies in their natural habitat: Waterfall: Start with nothing but wheels, then add an axle, then suddenly you have half a car, and finally—after months of sequential development—you get the complete vehicle. Just hope the requirements didn't change while you were building it! Agile: Begin with a skateboard, upgrade to a scooter, then a bike, then a quad bike, and eventually deliver a car. Each iteration is technically usable, but try explaining to your client why they're commuting on a skateboard when they ordered a sedan. AI: Start with a bizarre Frankenstein's monster of a vehicle that's half green, half pink, with random parts attached. Keep training it on more vehicles until it eventually... disassembles itself? The final product bears only passing resemblance to what anyone actually wanted, but hey, it was built in 1/10th the time!

Waterfall development starts with just wheels and slowly builds into a complete car, one piece at a time, in sequential order. Can't back up, can't change direction. Hope you spec'd the right vehicle. Agile takes a different route - start with a skateboard, then scooter, bicycle, quad bike, and finally a car. Each iteration is actually usable, unlike those lone wheels from waterfall. Then there's AI development: throw in Wacky Races' Mean Machine with three normal cars. Because nothing says "cutting edge technology" like randomly generating a monstrosity and hoping it doesn't kill anyone on the highway.

The evolution of software development methodologies visualized with perfect accuracy: Waterfall: You meticulously build each component one by one, in strict sequence, until you finally have a car. No going back to fix the wheels once you've moved on to the chassis! Agile: Start with a skateboard, then a scooter, then a bike, then a quad bike, and finally a car. Each iteration is a functional product that gets you from A to B with increasing sophistication. AI: Just throw in a weird green alien car from The Jetsons at the beginning, and somehow it magically transforms into the same car as the other methodologies. Nobody knows how it works internally, but hey, it got there faster!

The perfect metaphor doesn't exi— Oh wait, there it is! A Jira ad on a literal barrier that stops people from moving forward. The slogan "Big ideas start with Jira" plastered on what's essentially a roadblock is just *chef's kiss* irony. Nothing captures the spirit of Jira better than something designed to prevent progress while claiming to enable it. Six sprints later and we're still waiting for that gate to open...