Am0wA Manifesto 🖋️

Uncovering more effective and ethical ways of developing the modern software by doing it and helping others do it 🦄

“Efficiency is doing things right - Effectiveness is doing the right things”
– Peter Drucker

Manifesto for Modern Software Development

Valuable Outcome over noisy tasks
Doing the Right Things over doing things right
Simplicity and Consistency over complexity and over-engineering
Clarity and Usability over ambiguity and decision fatigue
Feedback and Data analysis over assumptions and confirmation bias
Sustainability and Long-term thinking over short-term gains
Transparency and Visibility over micromanagement
Collaboration and step-by-step Action over blame and procrastination
Problem-solving and Continuous improvement over imitation of progress and burnout
Empowering Leadership and Autonomy over control and bureaucracy
Resilience and Adaptability over rigidity and adversity
Data Privacy and Security over unaccountable exploitation by systems
Decentralization and Openness over secrecy and manipulation
Innovation and Creativity over conformity and planning fallacy
Learning and Growth over stagnation and fear of failure

”That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more” (disclaimer from Agile Manifesto)

Isaac Asimov’s “Three Laws of Robotics” 🤖

First Law: A robot may not injure a human being or,
through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 🪬
Second Law: A robot must obey orders given it by human beings
except where such orders would conflict with the First Law 🫡
Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law ⛑️