@uncanny_kate Of course, software, like other knowledge work, always comes at its own pace. To quote Tim Lister, "People under time pressure don't think faster."
Of course, corporations depend upon having enough idiots willing to work unpaid overtime, so if you get to push a product out the door before burnout sets in, then you can claim to be fast. Burnout always sets in which is why "sprint" is such a stupid term for continuous development.
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