Название: Wild West to Agile: Adventures in Software Development Evolution and Revolution (Rough Cuts)
Автор: James Highsmith
Издательство: Addison-Wesley Professional/Pearson Education
Год: 2023
Страниц: 198
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true), pdf
Размер: 10.16 MB
Wild West to Agile: The evolution and revolution of software development, drawn from personal experience, from the Apollo moon mission to digital transformations. In 2023, "technology is your business--no matter what your business." But how did we get here and how could a historical perspective prepare us for the future? Jim Highsmith tackles the evolution and revolution of software development, embellishes them with personal experiences, from the Apollo moon mission to modern digital transformations, and introduces the adventurous pioneers--from structured era developer Ken Orr to Agile methodologist Kent Beck--who strived to make the world a better place, by building better software. Software development is script writing—but for a computer, not an actor. But think of the script for an entire movie. Movies have themes (good versus evil, family drama, romantic comedy), characters, plots, action sequences, conflicts, and plot twists. Software development has desired outcomes, the feature requirements, data design, and coding in a specific language (COBOL, Java, Python). Making a movie is a collaborative effort; so is software development. At its core, software development is about people—their creativity, organization, knowledge, motivation, and skill.