Does Scrum Help or Hinder Developers?

Santiago Valdarrama's critique of Scrum prompts diverse reactions in the tech community, as developers, Scrum Masters, and Agile Coaches weigh in on [SourceForge]         ISSUE No. 150 - September 6, 2023 Join Us! Open Source Data Lake Community Event  SPONSOR Discover HPCC Systems at our annual online Community Summit Oct 2-5th. With technical sessions and a virtual workshop, come learn why our platform makes combining different types of data easier & faster than other platforms [Register for FREE now]( [[sponsor_logo]Â]( Does Scrum Help or Hinder Developers?  Santiago Valdarrama's critique of Scrum prompts diverse reactions in the tech community, as developers, Scrum Masters, and Agile Coaches weigh in on its effectiveness in software development. [Join the discussion at Slashdot.org]( Popular Projects [project 1]( [Radeon.ID]( A Driver Tweaking Project dedicated for Terascale DX11 (2 and 3), Legacy GCN (1, 2, 3), and Polaris/Vega/Navi. 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