Attention: The following article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.The term Rapid Application Development, or RAD, has been around for a few years. From the way it’s avoided in all sensible software development shops, it seems to have gained a bad …
Collaborative development: how did we get here?
Attention: The following article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.I have been doing software development for over 30 years and it has been fun to watch how the idea of collaboration has evolved. In the early 80s, in one of my …
Personal Behavior-Driven Development
Attention: The following article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.This year I was fortunate enough to attend the KCDC conference here in lovely Kansas City. One of the sessions I attended was on Behavior-Driven Development. I have attended several BDD sessions before …
Are you Simple-minded?
Attention: The following article was published over 13 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.Just a few months ago, I hired someone to install a picket fence in my backyard. I had three separate quotes of varying price and ultimately settled on the least expensive. The …
The Agile Diet Plan
Attention: The following article was published over 13 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.Many organizations over the last few years have been “trying on” the Agile development process. A few have achieved a superior level of agility and benefits, many have failed and written off …








