Overview of the Proposed Research Topic During the relatively short history of software development, several development methods have been introduced, from the rather standard waterfall model derived from development methods that can be found in more ‘traditional’ industries (Royce, 1970), to solutions more adapted to the particular issues involved in software development such as user-centered […]
As I tried to show in my previous post, the apparition of agile development methodologies could be interpreted as a sign of an evolution of the discourse surrounding software development (and, therefore, software itself) towards social topics. Below are a few aspects of agile development methods that appear particularly significant in this context. As illustrated […]
§20 · March 5, 2010 · Theory · (No comments) · Tags: agile, social theory, sociology, software development methodologies, technology, user-centric
This post is based on the slides from my talk at dev8D and various research proposals and essays. Although it’s a relatively young discipline, software design already has a rich history, punctuated by epic failures, a lot of innovation and incredible successes. Indeed, With the explosion of the Web, it could be argued that the […]
§7 · March 5, 2010 · Theory · (No comments) · Tags: agile, dev8d, history, interactive systems, meaning, sociology, software development methodologies, technology
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