After I got home from Borders yesterday, I had a nice talk with my parents. Apparently Paul (oldest brother) has been having technical issues to the ones I am having at work. Ah, that is the life of the "technical craftsman". We all come to know about a series of problems that are the result of poor planning and poor communication. My dad and I discussed some of the details of the so-called "Agile Development" process. It is like a breath of fresh of air to those that have experienced the "Big Lie" - otherwise known as the "Waterfall Process". Those who follow the waterfall process do design, development, and testing in such a way that time and cost overruns are almost inevitable. Agile development is at least more realistic, and helps everyone converge on something that either fails quickly or meets the business users' needs quite well. I might post some links eventually that can help inform those interested more completely.
Posted by David Cymbala at May 16, 2004 10:00 PM