10. Continuous Feedback

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.1

—Alan C. Kay

Figure 10-1: Fibonacci described his numeric sequence in his Liber Abaci (Book of Calculation) in 1202. It is now one of the most widely discovered sequences in nature. Its reuse for estimation (Chapter 3, “Product Ownership”) nearly a millennium later is hardly a coincidence.2

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By now, I hope I’ve convinced you of three things:

1. The Agile Consensus is empirically sound, practical, and here to stay.

2. Visual Studio (VS) 2010 provides broad tooling to help you follow the Agile Consensus practices.

3. And if you do, you can practically improve the flow of ...

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