I can't choose whether someone is offended by my actions. I can choose whether I care.

Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

I've learned to always avoid saying "always"

A pattern is an idea that has been useful in one practical context and will probably be useful in others.

When to use iterative development? You should use iterative development only on projects that you want to succeed.

So I hope I’ve made clear that imposing agile methods is a very red flag.

If you're a technical lead, you need to be coding.