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On 05/15/2018 12:21 AM, Randy Brukardt wrote:
> 
> I think you're confusing "agile programming" with the related but silly
> "extreme programming" and "test-driven development".
> 
> Agile programming itself is simply a style where one uses a relatively short
> development cycle with the intent to have a usable/testable version of the
> end product as early and as continuously as possible. This allows feedback
> from the customer and from testing the product itself.

Did you see the Meyer quotes from another post? Clearly "shut up and start 
coding" was a common feature of the Agile projects he reported on.

Iterative methods have been around for a lot longer than Agile, and I've 
preferred them. Short iterations are also often a good idea.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"I've got to stay here, but there's no reason
why you folks shouldn't go out into the lobby
until this thing blows over."
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