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A Decade of Agile Programming — Has It Delivered?

Posted by timothy on from the tell-you-at-the-next-scrum dept.

snydeq writes "InfoWorld offers a look back at the first decade of agile programming. Forged in February 2001 when a group of developers convened in Utah to find an alternative to documentation-driven, 'heavyweight' software development practices, The Manifesto for Agile Software Development sought to promote processes that accommodate changing requirements, collaboration with customers, and delivery of software in short iterations. Fast-forward a decade, and agile software development is becoming increasingly commonplace, with software firms adopting agile offshoots such as Scrum, Extreme Programming, and Kanban — a trend some see benefiting software development overall."

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  1. Re:I love seeing liberals wallow in misery! by gestalt_n_pepper · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wait.

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  2. Re:I love seeing liberals wallow in misery! by just_another_sean · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Did Al Gore invent Agile as well or something?

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  3. Re:CCP adopted Agile in EVE Online development. by frank_adrian314159 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    From that experience what Agile means for me is TOTAL lack of Q&A.

    Given your own lack of QA (Quality Assurance) in your post, I would see where this would be a tragedy, as you obviously need an external source monitoring your work.

    For your information:

    QA = Quality Assurance (sometimes, Quality Assessment) - a process by which quality of a product is assessed (so it can be remediated) or assured before a product is shipped.

    Q&A = Question and Answer - a period during or after a talk and/or interview where questions can be asked and, hopefully, answered.

    I hope this helps end your debasement of the English language.

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