Re: OOP/OOD Philosophy

Wow. um... tell me what you _really_ think. :-)

Clearly, I'm not going to convince you, on a newsgroup, that Agile methods
are a good practice.

Note: I did not say that "Agile" is incompatible with "design." I believe
it is incompatible with "Big Design." I hope to have made it clear that I
believe that you can (and should) perform MDA on an agile project. I've
done it. I've seen it done. It appears that you've been told that agile
methods leave no room for design. My guess is you heard that from a
self-proclaimed XP evangelist. I rank them a notch below most TV Shopping
Channel pitchmen in their respect for science, impartiality, or fundamental
integrity.

I do hope, however, that you and I can encourage our collegues and friends
to keep an open mind and learn from each other. There are opportunities for
our industry to explore ways to reduce the costs and headaches of software
development. I believe that each of the "competing" mechanisms have a
glimmer of a better way. I'm sure that somewhere between our desire to make
projects run smoothly, and our desire to give the users the features that
they want to pay for, we will synthesize a process that may last more than
the duration of the average teenage clothing fad.

With great regard,
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--- Nick Malik [Microsoft]
MCSD, CFPS, Certified Scrummaster
http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmalik

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this forum are my own, and not
representative of my employer.
I do not answer questions on behalf of my employer. I'm just a
programmer helping programmers.
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