The Blame-Driven Development Manifesto
We are uncovering better ways of writing software by assigning responsibility for failures and making sure someone pays the price.
Through this work we have come to value:
Blame and Accountability over working software
Jira tickets over actual problem-solving
Comprehensive Confluence docs over meaningful outcomes
Finger-pointing over collaboration
Process compliance over customer satisfaction
Escalation chains over team trust
Retro blame-storms over retrospectives
Spreadsheets of shame over bug fixes
Heroic failure stories over boring stability
Never letting go of grudges over continuous improvement
Signed by thought leaders in BDD:
Barbara, 74-year-old PM
Ted, Figma File Hoarder
Chad, Ex-McKinsey Consultant
dev_guy_42, Jira Ticket Alchemist
Exhausted QA Tester
VP of Design (org chart pending)
The Intern (blamed for everything)