Mike Beedle, co-author of the Agile Manifesto, passes away

Horrible tragedy. When news first broke a week ago with the only details being the time and place (for non-Chicagoans, the location is filled with bars and very drunk bros) of the murder, people assumed it was a bar fight that escalated. Turns out he was murdered by a homeless man during a presumed robbery.

Shocking. I heard him speak in person only last year at a company introduction to Enterprise Agile. Most in the room didn't know what it meant that he was an original signer of the Agile Manifesto. He peppered his talk with all kinds of anecdotes and funny stories. I regret not shaking his hand afterwards, and I'm sure he will be missed by those that knew him.