Originally posted by Per Kroll:
it is hard for me to divide books into agile and non-agile. People have an interest in painting things black and white, and categorizig things as either agile, or not agile. To me, agile / non-agile is a continuum, not a black and white. There are tons of "agile" books written before agile was a concept...
I wholeheartedly agree.
the definition of agile that I use (paraphrased from Craig Larman) "Agility is about adpting to change".
That's probably a good use of the
word "agile".
As far as I can tell, the *name* "Agile Software Development" refers to something more specific than that. Remember, it was coined by the signatories of the Agile Manifesto, who gave thereby a name to the set of values they shared (and to the set of principles that they agreed represent those values). I fear that people who think about the Agile movement as just "adopting to change" will miss a lot of potential value.
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny - it is the light that guides your way. - Heraclitus