Waterfall vs agile distinction fades in the AI era, says Matt Pocock
mattpocockuk · x · 2026-11-10
- Matt Pocock and Gergely Orosz discuss how AI agents are erasing the waterfall/agile divide, since those differences were about organizing human labor; the question is now "do you plan, how much, and at what fidelity?"
- Orosz adds that fidelity matters: month-long text-only planning (e.g. with /wayfinder) often fails; prototyping with code and gathering early feedback has never been easier with agents, making agile MORE relevant in the AI era.
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