Ticket-Driven Development: The Fastest Way to Go Nowhere

10 months ago

Ticket-Driven Development focuses on completing tasks without questioning their purpose or scope.
This approach leads to short-term fixes, tech debt, and a lack of ownership among developers.
Developers stop thinking critically and solving problems, leading to disengagement and poor code quality.
Velocity (completing tasks quickly) is mistaken for actual progress, often resulting in fragile systems.
Signs of a team trapped in 'Ticket Mode' include lack of discussion in PRs, ignored tech debt, and no pride in the code.
Solutions include improving code incrementally, pairing up, asking 'why,' and treating tickets as boundaries, not blindfolds.
The real goal is building sustainable systems, not just closing tickets.

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