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Wild West to Agile: Adventures in Software Development Evolution and Revolution
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Wild West to Agile: Adventures in Software Development Evolution and Revolution

by Jim Highsmith
May 2023
Beginner content levelBeginner
304 pages
8h 9m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Structured Methods and Monumental Methodologies

(1980–1989)

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WANT TO DEVELOP software really fast? How about one minute? Based on such exciting concepts as total data independence (the output has nothing to do with the input); the notion that management is not interested in information, only in being happy; and a one-minute life cycle whose speed leads to happiness, Ken Orr wreaked havoc on the state of software methods in the early 1980s. His self-published 1984 satirical novella, The One Minute Methodology,1 was funny as well as prophetic. Ken’s book reflected his style, discussing serious issues without being too serious.

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ISBN: 9780137961146