Why, given that iterative and incremental [1] approaches dominate the literature, does business remain so wedded to the waterfall [2] approach to software development? Over the past year or so, I’ve ...

“Sick” can be taken a number of ways coming from her, but based on her tone of voice I don’t think it was a compliment. To be fair to myself, a science fiction novel and the latest issue of The New ...

As tech companies grow, they often start overcomplicating and overbuilding software. The goal of such companies should be to create a tech process that allows flexibility and improves efficiency. To ...

In my previous article, I outlined the planning stages that are performed during an XP project, with a particular emphasis on the upfront planning that is ignored in many “XP” projects. This month I ...

What is Agile software development? Agile software development is a set of collaborative methods and practices for producing software code faster and more efficiently. In particular, Agile development ...

The landscape of software development changes frequently. But throughout my years managing a software development company, one core strategy has remained – minimize development time while maximizing ...

David Noy is CMO of Ginger Software, a language learning and productivity boosting software for ESL and native English speakers. One of the biggest challenges for software developers lies in the realm ...

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