Why “Agile” and especially Scrum are terrible

The article criticizes Agile, especially Scrum, as harmful despite Agile’s good intentions and its superiority over Waterfall. It argues that Scrum's rigid practices reduce engineers to interchangeable parts, increase anxiety, and stifle creativity by focusing on short-term tasks rather than long-term vision. The author also highlights the negative impact of business-driven engineering, where decisions are dictated by non-technical management, and the detrimental culture of “terminal juniority” that undervalues experienced engineers. Overall, Agile as commonly practiced fails to empower engineers or produce high-quality software.