A meditation on how user stories can be really stupid
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2 min readOct 26, 2023
The user story format imposes just enough formality to insist we account for the persona, need, and purpose of a planned capability. But the format has a tautological flaw, as it often generates something like this:
As a [persona], I [need] because I [need].
Yup, this user wants something because she wants to do that thing. When they’re not…
