On 25 Sep 2007, at 19:27, Steve wrote:
So I pose a question, for those of you who actually engineer software for a living. What is the reason for all of these other methodologies? Do they truly have any major benefit, or are they as I suspect, more of a hinderance than a help? Finally, if you have actually been involved in one or more of these methods, can you explain how it helped and/or hindered progress on whatever project it was that you were working with?
To echo and rephrase what some of the other have said, I think that any development methodology could be good or bad. I think it all depends on implementation and the attitudes and personal goals of both the management and the programmers. IF both parties have good attitudes and no personal agendas then I think any development method could only be a benefit to everyone involved. But since we don't live in such a utopian society where everyone is happy and has only the best interests of everyone else in mind, be wary.
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