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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
304 pages
8h 9m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Acknowledgments

HOW DOES ONE WRITE an acknowledgments section when the time span is six decades? My solution was to hack away at it and hope I didn’t leave anyone out. I owe much to many.

A special thanks to my consulting clients who, over many years, have courageously endeavored to try new methods, methodologies, and mindsets.

The best products come from collaborative efforts. The content, structure, and flow of this book were greatly enhanced by the invaluable contributions of Heidi Musser, Amy Irvine, Martin Fowler, Barton Friedland, Freddy Jandeleit, Pat Reed, Ken Collier, and Mike Cohn.

Thanks to my industry colleagues, some of whom I have worked with over a span of years: Sam Bayer, Donna Fitzgerald, Jurgen Appelo, Josh Kerievsky, Ken ...

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