Agile Software Construction
In every software development project there is a need to ensure that the requirements of the user are met without compromising the ultimate goal of the project. However these needs frequently change, and are often erratic. Agile software is a means of put
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Agile Software Construction
John Hunt
Agile Software Construction
John Hunt
Agile Software Construction
John Hunt, BSc, PhD, MBCS, CEng, MEng Experis Ltd. Chippenham Wiltshire UK
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Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Why This Book? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 A Bit of History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 What Is Agile Software Development? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 Why Be Agile? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 What This Book Is About? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 Implementation Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 The Structure of the Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 Where to Get More Information? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 Where to Go Online? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Agile Methods and the Agile Manifesto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 What Is Agile? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 The Agile Manifesto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 What Are Agile Methods? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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