Re: [AM] Article in Intelligent Enterprise magazine regarding Agile Methodologi

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In a message dated 3/25/2004 9:15:13 PM Pacific Standard Time,=20
[email protected] writes:
I would jump on the comment
"A software engineering project should resemble a good civil engineering=
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project"
Hear, hear!

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to go in and clean up!

Thanks for your comments.

Regards,

Pete

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<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 3/25/2004 9:15:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, norman@=
lorrain.ca writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue=
 2px solid"><FONT face=3DArial>I would jump on the comment<BR>"A software e=
ngineering project should resemble a good civil engineering <BR>project"</F=
ONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>Hear, hear!</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>That's the issue I think most people who have seen or experienced an a=
gile project seize on almost universally: the bridge building analogy.&nbsp=
;Whenever I hear it, I am reminded of the reason it took so long to remove =
he traffic bottleneck at the point at which Alum Rock&nbsp;(I think...)&nbs=
p;crosses Highway 101 in San Jose (The Capital of Silicon Valley): The over=
pass was constructd of about a zillion tons of concrete all the way down to=
 bedrock, so it was too difficult to dismantle.&nbsp;Hmmm. that does sound =
like some of the application systems I've had to go in and clean up!</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks for your comments.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Pete</DIV>=
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