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Multidimensional Methodologies
In preparation for the upcoming SPIN panel the (common) question was asked. "Is there a continuum with Waterfall on one end and Agile on the other?" My response is that the differences are multidimensional and relate more to where you are and where you want to go. So I came up with a way to look at various different software development methodologies and came up with this.
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20 Year Applications?
A client I am working with is porting several green screen applications to J2EE and one thing that keeps popping up is that we need to develop an architecture that will support these applications for the next 20 years just like the last one did.
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Incrementalists versus Completionists
Joel turned me on to a Rands In Response posting titled "Incrementalists versus Completionists" where Rands relates a discussion with a co-worker where the co-worker found a problem, Rands suggested a temporary and incomplete solution that could be achieved in the time allowed. Rands was then stunned to find out his co-worker saw that as worse than doing nothing.
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Advice for Software Development Managers - Jerry Weinberg
Check out the interview Software Development Magazine did with Jerry Weinberg.
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Maintenance Team? Balderdash!
In many organization I've encountered there is this artificial distinction between the new development group and the maintenance programming group. Why on God's green earth would you want to do such a thing?