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What got lost in translation from Lean Manufacturing into Agile?

Hacker News - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 5:30pm

The Toyota System (Lean Manufacturing) is largely considered a fundamental revolution in manufacturing. Systems like 5S, continuous improvement, just in time production, Kanban (which is way more sophisticated in Lean then in software project management) etc have been demonstrated over and over again to be highly effective at improving factory production, employee satisfaction, and product quality.

As I understand it, Agile was an attempt to translate Lean Manufacturing from physical production to software development. I've seen some pretty incredible presentations on the benefits of Agile, particularly out of Spotify.

Yet I've never personally worked somewhere that I felt adopted Agile in a way that delivered on the promises and I've heard similar sentiments from many other people.

I have personally experienced the benefits of Lean methods even outside of a factory setting when organizing my home and workshop.

Is there something fundamentally different about physical production processes versus software development?

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Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage

Wired Security - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 5:03pm
CBP says it has “disabled” its use of TeleMessage following reports that the app, which has not cleared the US government’s risk assessment program, was hacked.
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Google I/O and Android Show: How to Watch and What to Expect

CNET Feed - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 5:00pm
From updates to Android 16 to endless discussion of AI, here's what we expect to see at Google annual software event.
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Best Earbuds and Headphones for Workouts and the Gym in 2025

CNET Feed - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 4:59pm
Looking for headphones or earbuds that are well-suited for gym use? These are my current favorites among dozens of sport-friendly models I've tested.
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Show HN: A lightweight blockchain in Go (for learning purposes)

Hacker News - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 4:47pm

Built with Go’s concurrency in mind. Feedback welcome!

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Show HN: Tired of AI slop? here's a platform where humans help researchers

Hacker News - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 4:43pm

So I built research for me a simple platform where real researchers can find real human collaborators. No bots, no fluff. Just people who want to help with meaningful projects.

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